The Smoking Practices and Attitudes Towards Smoking of Female University Students in Riyadh
The Smoking Practices and Attitudes Towards Smoking of Female University Students in Riyadh
复制标题
利雅得女大学生的吸烟习惯和对吸烟的态度
作者：
F. Felimban
自1991年12月至1992年2月，采用自填式问卷调查了663名女大学生对吸烟的态度和吸烟行为。有效率为78%。在这些受访者中，45.6%的人有正规的医学教育背景，54.4%的人有其他科学教育背景。医疗组和非医疗组的吸烟率分别为8.6%和11.6%，曾经吸烟者的吸烟率分别为53.8%和71.4%。前者有46.2%的人戒烟，后者有28.6%的人戒烟。几乎所有的受访者(99.7%)都意识到吸烟的危害，而媒体是这一信息的主要来源
Using a self-administered questionnaire, 663 female university students were asked about their attitude towards and practice of smoking, during the period between December 1991 to February 1992. The response rate obtained was 78%. Of these respondents 45.6% had a formal medical educational background and 54.4% had other scientific educational backgrounds. The smoking prevalence was 8.6% and 11.6% for the medical and the non-medical group respectively, while 53.8% and 71.4% of those who had ever smoked were still smoking in the medical and the non-medical groups. Also 46.2% of the former group and 28.6% of the latter group had quit smoking. Nearly all (99.7%) of those studied were aware of the hazards of smoking, and the media were the major sources of this information