Influencing factors of university students’ smoking status according to gender

• Published in: Tobacco induced diseases Vol. 16; no. 3
• Main Authors: Karadoğan, Dilek, Önal, Özgür
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heraklion European Publishing 03.10.2018
• Subjects: Drug dependence; Females; Gender; Males; Nicotine; Public health; Regression analysis; Smoking; smoking status; Students; Tobacco; University students; Turkey

Background and aim: Despite the strict anti-tobacco policies, smoking is still a major preventable public health problem in Turkey. We aimed to evaluate the smoking status of university students and the influencing factors of their smoking according to both gender. Methods: This cross-sectional stud...