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Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background and Objectives: Cigarette smoking among the youth population has increased significantly in developing countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, no extant literature assesses the prevalence of tobacco use, nor identifies factors associated with smoking. This study determined t...

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Autores principales: Todorović, Ivana, Cheng, Feng, Stojisavljević, Stela, Marinković, Sonja, Kremenović, Stefan, Savić, Pane, Golić-Jelić, Ana, Stojaković, Nataša, Stoisavljević-Šatara, Svjetlana, Igić, Rajko, Škrbić, Ranko
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9025883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35454341
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58040502
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author Todorović, Ivana
Cheng, Feng
Stojisavljević, Stela
Marinković, Sonja
Kremenović, Stefan
Savić, Pane
Golić-Jelić, Ana
Stojaković, Nataša
Stoisavljević-Šatara, Svjetlana
Igić, Rajko
Škrbić, Ranko
author_facet Todorović, Ivana
Cheng, Feng
Stojisavljević, Stela
Marinković, Sonja
Kremenović, Stefan
Savić, Pane
Golić-Jelić, Ana
Stojaković, Nataša
Stoisavljević-Šatara, Svjetlana
Igić, Rajko
Škrbić, Ranko
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description Background and Objectives: Cigarette smoking among the youth population has increased significantly in developing countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, no extant literature assesses the prevalence of tobacco use, nor identifies factors associated with smoking. This study determined the prevalence of cigarette smoking among a specific cohort of students and assessed factors related to tobacco use in this population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1200 students at all faculties of Banja Luka University. Data were collected from questionnaires adapted from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) and the Global Health Professional Student Survey (GHPSS) standardized questionnaires and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s χ2 test, and logistic regression. Results: When the prevalence of cigarette smoking within the last thirty days was recorded, we found that 34.1% of students smoked within this period. Nearly three-quarters (74.9%) of the student population had smoked or experimented with cigarette smoking. However, medical students were 27.2% less likely to smoke than their counterparts from other faculties. Overall, 87% of all students were aware of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, 79% were aware of the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, and 65% reported that it was difficult to quit. Increased spending of personal money was associated with a higher probability of smoking, while exposure to secondhand smoke increased the odds of smoking by 62%. Conclusion: Policies, strategies, and action plans should be introduced in order to reduce the prevalence of smoking among university students and to create a smoke-free environment at the various universities involved.
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spelling pubmed-90258832022-04-23 Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study Todorović, Ivana Cheng, Feng Stojisavljević, Stela Marinković, Sonja Kremenović, Stefan Savić, Pane Golić-Jelić, Ana Stojaković, Nataša Stoisavljević-Šatara, Svjetlana Igić, Rajko Škrbić, Ranko Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: Cigarette smoking among the youth population has increased significantly in developing countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, no extant literature assesses the prevalence of tobacco use, nor identifies factors associated with smoking. This study determined the prevalence of cigarette smoking among a specific cohort of students and assessed factors related to tobacco use in this population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1200 students at all faculties of Banja Luka University. Data were collected from questionnaires adapted from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) and the Global Health Professional Student Survey (GHPSS) standardized questionnaires and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s χ2 test, and logistic regression. Results: When the prevalence of cigarette smoking within the last thirty days was recorded, we found that 34.1% of students smoked within this period. Nearly three-quarters (74.9%) of the student population had smoked or experimented with cigarette smoking. However, medical students were 27.2% less likely to smoke than their counterparts from other faculties. Overall, 87% of all students were aware of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, 79% were aware of the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, and 65% reported that it was difficult to quit. Increased spending of personal money was associated with a higher probability of smoking, while exposure to secondhand smoke increased the odds of smoking by 62%. Conclusion: Policies, strategies, and action plans should be introduced in order to reduce the prevalence of smoking among university students and to create a smoke-free environment at the various universities involved. MDPI 2022-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9025883/ /pubmed/35454341 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58040502 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Todorović, Ivana
Cheng, Feng
Stojisavljević, Stela
Marinković, Sonja
Kremenović, Stefan
Savić, Pane
Golić-Jelić, Ana
Stojaković, Nataša
Stoisavljević-Šatara, Svjetlana
Igić, Rajko
Škrbić, Ranko
Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study
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title_full Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort prevalence of cigarette smoking and influence of associated factors among students of the university of banja luka: a cross-sectional study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9025883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35454341
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58040502
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