The past year prevalence of tobacco use among nursing students of Hormozgan University of Medical Science

Introduction: Currently, tobacco use and dependence is recognized as one of the most important social, health and political issues all around the world. This study was aimed to determine the past year prevalence of tobacco use amongst students in Bandar Abbas University of Medical Sciences.Method: A total of ۳۲۴ nursing students were recruited into this cross-sectional study. sampling was performed using multistage sampling. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. Data were analyzed by IBM SPSS version ۱۶.۰.Results: The mean age of the participants was ۲۲.۹۸±۳.۱۹ years. Of ۳۲۴ selected subjects, ۶۹% were males and ۲۹% were females. Results show the past year prevalence of smoking as ۲۹.۳%, of whom ۴.۹% reported daily smoking of one cigarette over the past month. Besides, the prevalence of hookah use was ۳۰.۹% and about ۱۷.۶% reported smoking hookah one to three times over the past month. In addition, the past year prevalence of cannabis use was ۳.۴% and ۱.۵% reported cannabis use one to five times a week over the past month. The past year prevalence of opium was also .۶% and about .۶% reported opium use one to three times a month over the past month. The past year prevalence of Heroin consumption was ۱.۵% and none of the participants reported Heroin use over the past month.Conclusions: the results of this paper suggest higher prevalence of hookah use among nursing students of Bandar Abbas University of medical sciences. However, cigarette smoking was shown to have the highest daily prevalence among all tobacco substances. Given the relatively high past month prevalence of tobacco consumption and related consumption patterns among these individuals, prevention programs and intervention aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge of young people towards adverse effects and disadvantages of tobacco use is required for these individuals.

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Prevalence ، Tobacco ، Students