TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of nicotine dependence among university students in Jordan
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Khatatbeh, Moawiah M.
AU - Alkhaldi, Sireen
AU - Khader, Yousef
AU - Momani, Waleed
AU - Omari, Omar Al
AU - Kheirallah, Khalid
AU - Matalqa, Laila
AU - Bataineh, Nesreen
AU - Bashtawy, Mohammed Al
AU - Al-Taani, Ghaith
N1 - Funding Information:
The publication of this paper was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies at Yarmouk University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Prex S.p.A.. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever encountered. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of nicotine dependence among university students in Jordan and assess factors associated with this dependence. A cross-sectional study using simple random sampling was conducted among university students from 3 public and 3 private universities selected for their convenience from central, middle, and east Jordan via administering a questionnaire between October 2016 and January 2017. The total number of participants was 892. The overall nicotine dependence was 51.2%. Correlates to nicotine dependence were studying at an undergraduate level (OR=3.6; 95% CI: 1.4-8.1); studying humanities (OR=1.73; 95% CI: 1.2-2.1); existing of a smoking family member (OR=1.63; 95% CI: 1.5-1.9); starting smoking before age of 15 years (OR=1.60; 95% CI: 1.2-2.1); water pipe smoking (OR=1.48; 95% CI: 1.1-2.0); and studying at governmental universities (OR=1.36; 95% CI: 1.0-1.8). Several socio-demographic characteristics had an impact on nicotine dependence. Future research is necessary to further improve our understanding of motives for smoking and dependence
AB - Tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever encountered. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of nicotine dependence among university students in Jordan and assess factors associated with this dependence. A cross-sectional study using simple random sampling was conducted among university students from 3 public and 3 private universities selected for their convenience from central, middle, and east Jordan via administering a questionnaire between October 2016 and January 2017. The total number of participants was 892. The overall nicotine dependence was 51.2%. Correlates to nicotine dependence were studying at an undergraduate level (OR=3.6; 95% CI: 1.4-8.1); studying humanities (OR=1.73; 95% CI: 1.2-2.1); existing of a smoking family member (OR=1.63; 95% CI: 1.5-1.9); starting smoking before age of 15 years (OR=1.60; 95% CI: 1.2-2.1); water pipe smoking (OR=1.48; 95% CI: 1.1-2.0); and studying at governmental universities (OR=1.36; 95% CI: 1.0-1.8). Several socio-demographic characteristics had an impact on nicotine dependence. Future research is necessary to further improve our understanding of motives for smoking and dependence
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U2 - 10.2427/13075
DO - 10.2427/13075
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069536687
SN - 2282-2305
VL - 16
JO - Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health
JF - Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health
IS - 2
ER -
