%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of Nicotine Dependence and Attitudes towards Public Spot Advertisements in Medical School Students
%A Eylem Akp£¿nar
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%D 2018
%X Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency of smoking among medical faculty students and attitudes towards public spot advertisements.. Materials and Methods: Between 1-15 January 2018, we asked to students in our medical faculties about their attitudes towards public spot ads (PSAs) about cigarette and tobacco use by the survey method. Results: Of the 314 students, 194(61.8%) were female and 120(38.2%) were male. 12(%12,9) of the smokers believed that PSAs support to quit smoking. Students who did not smoke thought that PSAs were an important factor in smoking cessation, also these students thought PSAs are good to express damage of cigarette. Students who quit smoking thuought that the smoking cessation effect of PSAs weaker. Also, these students were more negative than the others about the PSAs are good to express damage of cigarette. The rate of discomfort from PSAs about of cigarettes was higher those who quit smoking. Conclusion: In this study, which first investigated related to PSAs about to cigarette in medical faculty students, while the point of view of the PSAs towards the benefits and quality is the most positive among the ones who have never used the cigarette, it is the most unfavorable among those who have left the cigarette. More concrete data on the subject can be obtained with new studies which will question the factors that may affect the point of view on PSAs
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/bagimli/issue/38282/442421