Tobacco Epidemic Keeps Spreading Among Turkish Youth

Köse, Elif; Özcebe, Hilal

doi:10.5152/ejp.2017.27880

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“…In line with our research findings, the WHO Global Adult Tobacco Survey showed that regular cigarette use (daily and occasional) in Turkey was more common among young men (33%) than in young women (7.4%) [27]. This sex difference was also reported in the Turkey Statistical Health Survey, where the percentage of young male daily smokers (31.4%) was significantly higher than the percentage of young females (5.7%) [28]. Anti-tobacco policies have been implemented in Turkey over the last 10 years, including tax increases and regulations, which have affected the long-term demand for cigarettes, presumably due to price sensitivity [29].…”

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Sex and Polytobacco Use among Spanish and Turkish University Students

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2019

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Polytobacco use has become increasingly popular among young adults, particularly males, and can be defined as the concurrent use of regular cigarettes and other tobacco products (e.g., e-cigarettes). The present study investigated the use of legal smoking products (cigarettes, waterpipe and electronic cigarettes) among young adults (n = 355) in Spain and Turkey. The survey measured demographics, lifetime and past month tobacco use, waterpipe and e-cigarette use, whether waterpipes and e-cigarettes contained nicotine and reasons for using these substances. The majority of the Turkish (men = 80% and women = 63.9%) and Spanish sample (men = 61.4% and women = 69.3%) were polytobacco users. The most common reason for using e-cigarettes was "to experiment, to see what is like" (Turkish sample: men 66.7% and women 57.1; Spanish sample: men 72.7% and women 93.8%). The most common reason to use regular cigarettes was "to relax and relieve tension" (Turkish sample: men 88.9% and women 77.6%; Spanish sample: men 78.1% and women 76%), while for waterpipe users, the most common reason was "to experiment, to see what it is like" (Turkish sample: men 93.3% and women 80%; Spanish sample: men 78.9% and women 93.8%). The implications for prevention and future research are discussed.

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Sex and Polytobacco Use among Spanish and Turkish University Students

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2019

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Cigarette Use, Addiction Levels, and Influential Factors Among Healthcare Students in Türki̇ye

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Coşkun,

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International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

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This study aims to determine cigarette use, addiction levels, and factors influencing cigarette use among university students. A descriptive-cross-sectional study design was employed, and the study procedure was administered to students enrolled in the Health Sciences Faculty (HSF) and Vocational School (VS) of a foundation university in the southern region of Türkiye during the 2022-2023 Academic Fall Semester. The sample of the study consisted of 802 students (255 from VS and 547 from HSF). Data collection was conducted using a ‘Demographic Information Form’ and the ‘Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND).’ It was found that 20.8% of the participating students were cigarette users, and 71.9% initiated cigarette use after the age of 16. Among cigarette users, 34.1% were classified as very mildly addicted, 35.9% as mildly to moderately addicted, and 30.0% as highly and very highly addicted. Considering the results obtained from the Binary Logistic Regression Analysis conducted in this study, being male, having a fragmented family, and having moderate or low academic performance were determined to be factors influencing students’ cigarette use (W = 60.659, p < 0.001; W = 6.076, p = 0.014; W = 10.397, p = 0.001, respectively).

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Tobacco Epidemic Keeps Spreading Among Turkish Youth

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Sex and Polytobacco Use among Spanish and Turkish University Students

Sex and Polytobacco Use among Spanish and Turkish University Students

Cigarette Use, Addiction Levels, and Influential Factors Among Healthcare Students in Türki̇ye

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