Evaluation of the frequency and factors affecting smoking among nurses
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- Gülhane Tıp Dergisi
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In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, the frequency
of and factors affecting smoking among 919 nurses were
examined. Nurses working at the Medicine Faculty of Meram
Maternity Hospital, Social Security Hospital, Province
Health Administration of Konya and State Hospital were
included in this study. Data were obtained via a standardized questionnaire form. Of all the nurses, (13.3% male and
86.7% female) 52.4% were ever-smokers, 38.5% never-smokers, 9.1% ex-smokers and the quit ratio was 14.7%. The lowest age of starting smoking was 7, the highest age was 38
and the median value was 20. Of the participants, 51%
started to smoke at the age of 26 and over. Social factors
(environment, friends, etc.) were the first reasons to start
smoking (43.8%). Approximately, 70.2% of ever-smokers had
tried to stop smoking. In the families of non-smokers, the
ratio of never-smoking was significantly high (p<0.001). The
ratio of smoking among the close friends who were eversmokers was significantly higher than the ratio among the
non-smokers (p<0.001). Our study indicates that nearly half
of the nurses are smokers. Therefore, to prevent and
reduce smoking among nurses, further researches and more
effective smoking cessation programs should be carried out
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Abstract (Original Language):
Tanýmlayýcý ve kesitsel tipteki bu çalýþmada 919 hemþirede
sigara içme sýklýðý ve sigara içmeyi etkileyen faktörler
araþtýrýldý. Bu çalýþmaya Meram Týp Fakültesi Doðumevi,
Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu Hastanesi, Konya Ýl Saðlýk
Müdürlüðü ve Devlet Hastanesinde çalýþan hemþireler
katýldýlar. Veriler standart bir anket ile elde edildi. Tüm
hemþirelerin (%86.7'si kadýn, %13.3'ü erkek) %52.4'ü halen
sigara içiyor, %9.1'i sigara içmeyi býrakmýþ, %38.5'i hiç
içmemiþ ve sigara býrakma oraný ("quit ratio") %14.7 idi.
Sigaraya baþlamada en küçük yaþ 7, en büyük yaþ 38, ortanca deðer 20 idi. Katýlanlarýn, %51'i sigara içmeye 26 yaþ ve
üzerinde baþlamýþlardý. Sigaraya baþlamada birinci sebep
%43.8 ile sosyal faktörler (çevre, arkadaþlar, v.d.) idi. Halen
içenlerin yaklaþýk %70.2'si sigara býrakmayý denemiþlerdi.
Sigara içmeyenlerin ailelerinde sigara içmeme oraný önemli
ölçüde yüksek idi (p<0.001). Sigara içenlerin yakýn arkadaþ
grubunda sigara içme oraný, sigara içmeyenlere oranla istatistiksel olarak oldukça yüksek idi (p<0.001). Bu çalýþmada,
yaklaþýk olarak hemþirelerin yarýsýnýn sigara içtiði görülmektedir. Bu yüzden, hemþireler arasýnda sigara içmeyi önlemek
ve azaltmak için daha ileri araþtýrmalar ve daha etkili sigara
býrakma programlarý yapýlmalýdýr.
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