CURRENT SMOKING PRACTICES AMONG JORDANIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS: A PILOT STUDY
CURRENT SMOKING PRACTICES AMONG JORDANIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS: A PILOT STUDY
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DOI：
10.2190/iq.29.1.g
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发表时间：
2009-04-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Finnigan, Charla
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作者：
Madanat, Hala N.;Barnes, Michael D.;Finnigan, Charla
这项试点研究测量了约旦大学生的吸烟率，对烟草政策的态度，对吸烟危害的认识，并确定了前吸烟者戒烟的方法。样本（n = 296）取自约旦大学通识教育课程的学生。结果显示，大多数受访者（70.3%）从不吸烟，2.8%曾经吸烟，26.9%正在吸烟。对于曾经吸烟的人来说，戒烟的主要原因是对健康的担忧（63.6%），戒烟的两种方法是：1)突然戒烟（自己戒烟）(66。7%);2)减少吸烟，然后自己戒烟（33.3%）。此外，以前/从不吸烟的人认为烟草对健康的影响方面的知识水平更高，更需要与烟草有关的政策。讨论了健康教育的意义。
This pilot study gauges the smoking rates among college students in Jordan, attitudes toward tobacco policies, knowledge of smoking hazards, and identifies methods of quitting for former smokers. The sample (n = 296) was taken from students attending a General Education course at the University of Jordan. Results show that the majority of respondents (70.3%) had never smoked, 2.8% were former smokers, while 26.9% were current smokers. For former smokers, the main reported reason for quitting was concern for health (63.6%) and the two methods used to quit smoking were: 1) cold turkey (by themselves) (66. 7%); and 2) cut-down smoking and then quit by themselves (33.3%). In addition, a higher level of knowledge related to health effects of tobacco and a higher need for tobacco-related policies was identified by the former/never smokers. Implications for health education are discussed.