Smoking patterns of university students in Eskisehir, Turkey

Metintas S., Sariboyaci M., Nuhoglu S., Metintas M., Kalyoncu C., Etiz S., ...Daha Fazla

PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.112, sa.4, ss.261-264, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 112 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0033-3506(98)00243-1
  • Dergi Adı: PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.261-264
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: smoking, smoking epidemiology, prevalence, students, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, DRUG-USE, TOBACCO, PREVALENCE, ATTITUDES, ALCOHOL, WORLD
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Over the last decade, there has been a major decline in the prevalence of smoking among Western populations whilst in most developing countries there is a serious health problem of increasing smoking prevalence, especially among young age groups. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of smoking among university students in Eskisehir in Turkey and to study the effects of some socio-demographic factors on the habit of smoking.