%0 Journal Article
%T Smoking Addiction among University Students and the Willingness and Self- Efficacy to Quit Smoking
%A Kevser Tar£¿ Sel£¿uk
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%D 2018
%X Objective: The study aimed to determine the level of smoking addiction among students and their willingness and self-efficacy to quit smoking and factors affecting them. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 301 students studying in a nursing department between October 2016 and December 2016. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Fagerstr£¿m Test for Nicotine Dependence, and Self-efficacy/Incentive Factors Scale. In the analysis, descriptive statistics and the chi square test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis were used. Results: Among the students, 18.3% were smokers. Of them, 56.4% were mildly dependent in nicotine, 30.9% were moderately dependent, and 12.7% were severely dependent. Males and smokers for ¡Ý5 years constituted the larger portion of these severely nicotine-dependent students (p<0.05). Of the students, 38.2% wanted to quit smoking. The mean score that the students obtained from the Self-efficacy/Incentive Factors Scale was 23.71¡À5.89. Of the students, those whose mothers had primary school or lower education and those who smoked ¡Ý11 cigarettes per day obtained significantly lower scores in the Self-Efficacy/Incentive Factors Scale (p<0.05). Conclusion: Approximately half of the students were moderately or severely dependent on nicotine, more than one-third of them wanted to quit smoking, and their self-efficacy for quitting smoking was moderate. Therefore, to prevent students from smoking, interventions should be planned through cooperation among institutions
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/marusbed/issue/39105/464229