Influence of Knowledge about Lung Cancer, Attitude and Preventive Health Behavior about Cancer on Nicotine Dependency in Smoking Male College Students.
10.7586/jkbns.2016.18.4.213
- Author:
Nam Jo KIM
1
;
Hae Sook HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Yeungjin College, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nicotine dependency;
Cancer;
Knowledge;
Attitude;
Preventive health behavior
- MeSH:
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Health Behavior*;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms*;
Lung*;
Male*;
Nicotine*;
Smoke*;
Smoking Cessation;
Smoking*
- From:Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
2016;18(4):213-220
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify the influence of knowledge, attitude and preventive health behavior of cancer on nicotine dependency in male college students who have a habit of smoking. METHODS: In this study, a cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the 254 male college students who smoke in D and S city. The data was analyzed for descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis using the SPSS 20.0 program. RESULTS: Knowledge about lung cancer (β=-.407, p<.001), preventive health behaviors about cancer (β=-.223, p<.001) and the smoking period (5years≤) (β=.198, p=.001) were identified as the factors influencing nicotine dependency of the subjects. The model explained 33% of variance in nicotine dependency (F=20.49, p<.001). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that anti-smoking educators should include the strategies to increase knowledge about lung cancer and preventive health behaviors of cancer, and to reduce the smoking period in their smoking cessation program.
