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- MakaleYalnız künye2014Smoking habits and the related sociodemographic characteristics in university students; [Üniversite öǧrencilerinin sigara İçme davrani{dotless}şlari{dotless} ve İlişkili sosyodemografik özellikleri]
Özcebe, Hilal; Doǧan, Bahar Güçiz; Inal, Ebru; Haznedaroǧlu, Dilek; Bertan, Münevver
Objectives: Smoking is an important public health issue in Turkey. This study set out to investigate the smoking prevalence among first and fourth grade university students as well as the associated socio-demographic variables. Material And Methods: A survey was carried out by the International Children's Centre (ICC) in the faculties of Science and Literature, Education and Medicine of nine Turkish Universities to determine the knowledge and life styles of the 1st and 4th grade university students in adolescence (2009). A total of 5.221 students were evaluated. Data were analysed using SPPS 16.0-9907290 statistical package program. Results: The first grade students with illiterate mothers (23.0%), those who were living alone at home (37.7%) and those who considered receiving inadequate pocket money (24.9%) had a higher level of smoking prevalence (p<0.05). The fourth grade students with illiterate mothers (34.9%), those who were living with their friends (34.0%), those who perceived their economic situation bad (37.7%) and those who considered receiving inadequate pocket money (36.3%) had a higher level of smoking prevalence (p<0.05). Conclusion: A relationship between smoking habits of university students and some socio-demographic characteristics was found. We believe that more priority should be given to health promotion interventions among university students, especially among those of low socioeconomic status. On the other hand, in order to monitor the efficacy of smoking-related interventions among young people, there is a need for early detection of young individuals who are at risk and urgent interventions should be carried out.
AtıfScopus12WoS13OpenAlex18İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2012Scopus SJRQ1Basic Disaster Consciousness and Preparation Levels
Inal, Ebru; Kocagöz, Semanur; Turan, Meliksah
Objectives The behaviors of individuals during disasters are determined by their level of disaster readiness and their knowledge of disaster threats. The aim of this research was to determine the basic disaster consciousness levels of individuals between the ages of 18 and 23. Methods The study included 291 students from Kelkit Aydin Dogan vocational school at the University of Gumushane. Each student completed a questionnaire with 10 informative questions about disaster consciousness. The data were evaluated using the chi-square test and the t-test. Results Not all 291 students answered each question. Of 285 students, 74.0% had not received any education on disaster preparedness. Of 249 students, 85.9% did not have a disaster preparedness plan. Of 266 students, 88.7% did not have an emergency kit. Out of 10 possible points, participants received 3.00 +/- 1.58 points on average for disaster preparedness. Conclusions The point average for student participants was quite low. Previous disaster training significantly increased the number of points received by participants. Disaster training should be extended to a wider range of individuals.
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