A SURVEY OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TENDENCY AND ITS ASSOCIATED CAUSES AMONG STUDENTS OF SHIRAZ
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1998

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AFRASIABIFAR A.; DERAKHSHAN A.; SADEGHI HASANABADI A.; RAJAEIFARD A.A.R.

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Journal: Armaghane Danesh Year:2001 | Volume:5 | Issue:19-20 Page(s): 42-48

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A SURVEY OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TENDENCY AND ITS ASSOCIATED CAUSES AMONG STUDENTS OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1998

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AFRASIABIFAR A. | DERAKHSHAN A. | SADEGHI HASANABADI A. | RAJAEIFARD A.A.R. | Issue Writer Certificate

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CIGARETTE SMOKINGQ4

TENDENCYQ3

MEDICAL SCIENCESQ2

SHIRAZQ3

Abstract

CIGARETTE SMOKING is one of the most important and at the same time, the most preventable causes of mortality. In spite of extensive medical reports on the hazards of smoking, there is an increasing TENDENCY towards smoking among the young and adolescents. The students in the MEDICAL SCIENCES are an example of the young who are would be professionals in medicine and health. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate the rate of smoking and the probable causes of smoking in this group. This study was done on 694 students with 13 different majors at the level of under graduate and graduate study at SHIRAZ University of MEDICAL SCIENCES. The data were gathered through anonymous questionnaires based on earlier information and the opinion of experienced professors. The data were analyzed by a SPSS program. Three hundred and ninety seven male student (57.2%) and 297 female students (42.8%) with an average age of 22.5 years, participated in this study. Out of these cases 73.6% were single and 26.4% were married. Out of all the subjects, 90.9% were non-smokers and 9.1% were smokers. The average age of starting to smoke, among the students was 18.65 years, and 68.3% started smoking before the age of 20. 36.5% attributed the smoking to the companionship of smoking friends and having fun, 25.4% mentioned psychological, mental problems and getting peace of mind as the major causes for smoking.

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AFRASIABIFAR, A., DERAKHSHAN, A., SADEGHI HASANABADI, A., & RAJAEIFARD, A.A.R.. (2001). A SURVEY OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TENDENCY AND ITS ASSOCIATED CAUSES AMONG STUDENTS OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1998. ARMAGHAN DANESH, 5(19-20), 42-48. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/77691/en

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AFRASIABIFAR A., DERAKHSHAN A., SADEGHI HASANABADI A., RAJAEIFARD A.A.R.. A SURVEY OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TENDENCY AND ITS ASSOCIATED CAUSES AMONG STUDENTS OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1998. ARMAGHAN DANESH[Internet]. 2001;5(19-20):42-48. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/77691/en

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A. AFRASIABIFAR, A. DERAKHSHAN, A. SADEGHI HASANABADI, and A.A.R. RAJAEIFARD, “A SURVEY OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TENDENCY AND ITS ASSOCIATED CAUSES AMONG STUDENTS OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1998,” ARMAGHAN DANESH, vol. 5, no. 19-20, pp. 42–48, 2001, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/77691/en

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