Study on knowledge,attitude and behavior of smoking in college students

VernacularTitle:在校大学生吸烟认知、态度和行为调查分析
Author: Sumei YANG ; Xiangxian FENG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Smoking awareness; Smoking behavior; College students
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(12):2164-2165
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the current situation of knowledge,attitude and behavior of smoking among the college student.Methods 1855 subjects,who were randomly chosen from colleges,were investigated with the questionnaire and analyzed the recognition and behavior of smoking.Results 1700 valid questionnaire were reclaimed.(effective rate 91.6%).The awareness of harmful components in the cigarette,such as nicotine,Tar cigarettes,had no difference among different grades (P＞0.05),but the recognition about the nitrogen oxides,carbon monoxide and radioactivity in higher grades was higher than that of lowers(P＜0.01,).The rate of smoking was 21.1% in total,there was no significant difference among different grades (P＞0.05).Conclusion Although the level of awareness about the harmful components in the cigarette and its harmness to health was different among different grades.Health education should be enforced in college students.