Study on prevalence and causes of smoking among students of shahid sadoughi University of Medical Sciences

سال انتشار: 1397
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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IHSC11_305

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 5 آذر 1397

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Introduction: Knowing the cause of smoking, as one of the most important and the most preventable cause of disease and early mortality, is the most important step in controlling the use of it. This study was conducted to determine the frequency and causes of smoking among students of Yazd University of Medical Sciences.Methods: In this descriptive analytic( cross-sectional) study, 250 students of Yazd University of Medical Sciences selected using systematic random sampling were studied. Data were collected through valid questionnaire and were analyzed using SPSS software (version 16) at a significance level of p=0.05 by chi-square and logistic regression statistics tests. Results: In this study, the prevalence of smoking and consumption of narcotics were 19.2% and 69.2% respectively. The most important factor for smoking was unemployment (31.25%). The main motivation for smoking was entertainment (31.25%). Statistically significant relationships were found between smoking and gender, marital status, ethnicity, place of residence and drug consumption of parents Conclusion: According to the causes and relatively high prevalence of smoking among medical sciences students as messengers of health, providing the amenities, holding life skills workshops and consultation seems to be necessary to prevent this scourge.

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Sajjad Rahimi Pordanjani

Ph.D Student of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Behnaz Rahimi Pordanjani

BSc of Public Health, School of Health, Shahrkord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrkord, Iran