Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Official Journal of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
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Cigarette smoking can cause various physical, mental , financial and social damages to the health of human beings. Cigarette smoking is known as one of the most important risk factors of noninfectious diseases . This study was conducted to assess the prevalence and to evaluate cigarette smoking and its etiology in male students of Jundishapur medical Sciences university.
This descrptive analytical study was done on Jndishapur university male students. A total
numbdr of 745 students were selected via proportional stratified random sampling from Jundishapur
university in 2007. Data collection was net by a questionnaire . The obtained data was statistically analyzed by SPSS software using chi square test at the significant level ( <0.05).
Overall , 745 caseswere studied ; out of which 19.4%were smokers and 44.1%had experienced
cigarette smoking . Data showed that there was significant relationship between smoking in samples and having smoker friends and family smoker members (P<0.05). There was signifacant relationship between smoking and demogrphic variables such as father and mother literacy, family size and birth rank (P<0.05) . The most important cause of proneness to smoking was curiosity.
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