Smoking Behavior, Nicotine Dependence and Second-hand Smoke Exposure among Academic Staff and Students in Boromarajonani Colleges of Nursing Under Praboromarajchanok Institute
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smoking behavior, nicotine dependence, second-hand smoke exposureAbstract
Introduction: Smoking behavior, nicotine dependence, and second-hand smoking exposure increase the risk of both short-term and long-term health problems. Academic staff and nursing students are important health personnel and must provide academic and health services directly to the public.
Research objectives: To examine smoking behavior, nicotine dependence and second-hand smoking exposure among academic staff and students in Boromarajonani Colleges of Nursing under Praboromarajchanok Institute.
Research methodology: This study was a survey research. The samples were academic staff and students in 8 Boromarajonani Colleges of Nursing under Praboromarajchanok Institute in the academic year 2024, selected by multi-stage random sampling, stratifying the population according to 4 regions of Thailand, simple randomly selecting at least 2 nursing colleges in each region, and year levels to collect data (n = 1,520; 1,400 students, 120 staff). The questionnaire consisted of 4 parts: general information, smoking behavior, nicotine dependence, and second-hand smoking exposure. Data was collected by answering questionnaires through Google Forms and analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: The study revealed that 89.80% of the samples were female, and 1.20% of them were smokers, all of whom were male. The majority of smokers attributed their smoking to enhancing their personality and relieving stress, accounting for 66.67% and 55.56%, respectively. All smokers lived in off-campus dormitories and had previously attempted to quit smoking but failed. Overall, 100% of smokers had low nicotine dependence. 90.80% of smokers reported exposure to secondhand smoke in front of or behind the college gates.
Conclusion: Academic staff and nursing students have a small number of smoking behaviors. Those who smoke use e-cigarettes, have low levels of nicotine dependence, have tried to quit smoking but failed due to feeling stress, and have incorrect attitudes about smoking.
Implications: This study suggests that there should be an increase in educating students and staff about health knowledge about cigarettes and e-cigarettes, including appropriate smoking cessation programs for current smokers to help smokers successfully quit.
Keywords: smoking behavior, nicotine dependence, second-hand smoke exposure
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