Prevalence Of Tobacco Smoking And Its Correlates Among Students Of Hilla Collage University In Babylon –Iraq

Abstract

In the developed countries the prevalence of smoking has been decreasing in recent years, but in Iraq, the smoking prevalence is increased.

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking and its variables among Hilla university college students.

Methodology: A descriptivesectional convenient study was fulfilledon the students of hilla university collagefor males and females who were indiscriminately Selected from different sections during the period from February 1 to May 25, 2021.

Results: Of 500 students that response for questionnaire,the smokers number was (233), the number of male smoker was (213) and female smoker was (20). the friends were the main source of the first cigarette (52.8%), majority of students not agree if one of their family were a smoker (68.7%), private issues was the main cause of smoking (48%), the percentof student's smoker drinking alcoholwas (85.9%).A smoker percentage associationof knowledge score and behavior score was (46.6%), The association between Socio-demographic and behavior with gender, age groups, educational stage and residencewith the significant value (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: The rate increasing of smoking is a dangerous indicator for the health of students and future generations, alsoLake of health awareness of the harms of smoking for these studentsleading to high prevalence of smoking among hilla university collage students, especially mixed smoking, the smoking is main reason to increase of air pollutants because it contains harmful substances