Evaluation of school teachers’ sociodemographic characteristics and quality of life according to their cigarette smoking status: a cross-sectional study from the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

Karadoğan, Dilek; Önal, Özgür; Şahin, Deniz Say; Yazıcı, Sonnur; Kanbay, Yalçın

doi:10.5578/tt.48618

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“…The questionnaire was succinct to encourage students to respond. It comprised 26 questions that were modified from previously used surveys in Turkey [15, 17, 18], including 12 questions about respondents’ socioeconomic profile and 8 questions about their attitude toward smoking and alcohol. The last 6 questions, the Fagerström test [19], were for the regular smokers.…”

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Prevalence and determinants of smoking status among university students: Artvin Çoruh University sample

Karadoğan¹,

Önal²,

Kanbay³

2018

PLoS ONE

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Background and aimSmoking is still a public health concern in many countries, especially among young adults. Consequently, we determined what factors affect university students’ smoking behavior in Turkey.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted between March and June 2017 using a simple random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on participants’ (N = 2,505; mean age = 20.9 ± 2.5 years; 58.9% women) sociodemographic characteristics, cigarette smoking status, and related risk factors. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed with the Backward likelihood-ratio method.ResultsStudents were completing either two- or four-year degrees (45.6% and 54.4%, respectively). Regarding familial smoking behavior, 36.1% had a father who smoked, 10.3% had a mother who smoked, and 15.0% had siblings who smoked. Among participants, 27.9% were current smokers: 46% of the men and 15.3% of the women. Mean smoking onset age was 16.34 ± 2.72 years (15.65 ± 2.67 years for men and 16.34 ± 2.72 for women (p < .05). Mean Fagerströmtest score was 4.43 ± 1.82, and women had lower test scores than did men (p < .05). After controlling for potential confounders in multivariate analyses, five factors were significantly positively associated with current smoking: being a man (odds ratio (OR): 3.43; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.75–4.28), studying in a two-year program (OR: 1.74; 95% CI: 1.39–2.18), having at least one immediate family member who smoked (OR: 1.63; 95% CI: 1.31–2.04), having all close friends who smoked (OR: 1.81; 95% CI: 1.40–2.33), and alcohol consumption (OR: 4.39; 95% CI: 3.51–5.49).ConclusionThere was a higher smoking rate among our study population, both compared to similar national studies and Turkey’s overall smoking rate. Underlying factors should be evaluated via qualitative studies and preventive strategies should be implemented accordingly.

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Prevalence and determinants of smoking status among university students: Artvin Çoruh University sample

Karadoğan¹,

Önal²,

Kanbay³

2018

PLoS ONE

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“…The questionnaire was succinct to encourage the students to respond. It comprised 26 questions that were modified from previously used surveys in Turkey (15,17,18) including 12 questions about the socioeconomic profile of the respondents and 8 questions about their attitude toward smoking and alcohol. The last 6 questions, the Fagerström test (19), were for the regular smokers.…”

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Prevalence and determinants of smoking status among university students: Artvin Çoruh University sample

Karadoğan

Önal

Kanbay³

2018

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“…It seems to be a common belief that smoking can help relieve stress and promote relaxation, thus creating the illusion that smokers have a much higher quality of life than non-smokers. However, accumulating evidence suggests that HRQoL is better among non-smokers and former smokers than among current smokers (8)(9)(10). The negative association between smoking and HRQoL has been demonstrated in several cross-sectional studies (11)(12)(13).…”

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The Association Between Smoking and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Individuals Aged 40 Years and Older: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cheng

Jin

2022

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the association between smoking and health-related quality of life among Chinese individuals aged 40 years and older.MethodUsing a stratified multistage sampling method, data from 1,543 adults aged 40 years and older were obtained from a household survey conducted in eight provinces in China. The health-related quality of life was quantified based on the utility index obtained using a standardized instrument entitled “The European Five-Dimensional Health Scale (EQ-5D-5L).” Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the demographic characteristics and social factors of the sample according to smoking status. An instrumental variable (IV) probit model was used to estimate the association between smoking status and health-related quality of life.ResultsOf the 1,543 participants, 485 (31.43%) were smokers and 1,058 (68.57%) were non-smokers. Smoking was negatively associated with the probability of having a higher quality of life (p < 0.01). For smokers, the average probability of having a higher quality of life was 11.65% lower than when they did not smoke.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that smoking reduces health-related quality of life among Chinese individuals aged 40 years and older. Anti-smoking programs should consider this factor.

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Evaluation of school teachers’ sociodemographic characteristics and quality of life according to their cigarette smoking status: a cross-sectional study from the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

Cited by 13 publications

References 12 publications

Prevalence and determinants of smoking status among university students: Artvin Çoruh University sample

Prevalence and determinants of smoking status among university students: Artvin Çoruh University sample

Prevalence and determinants of smoking status among university students: Artvin Çoruh University sample

The Association Between Smoking and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Individuals Aged 40 Years and Older: A Cross-Sectional Study

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