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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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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/). |
spellingShingle | Article 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 |
title | Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Influence of Associated Factors among Students of the University of Banja Luka: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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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