The prevalence of smoking among soldiers of the gendarmerie in a provincial center and affecting factors: A cross-sectional study from Turkey
Date
Kasım 2023Metadata
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Determining the smoking rates and nicotine dependency levels of soldiers can be a guide
in smoking cessation interventions and developing a policy for smoking prevention for soldiers
serving in military units. The cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 313
soldiers stationed in gendarmerie units in a city center in the Central Anatolian Region of
Turkey. Data were collected between 01.06.2021 and 31.07.2021 by face-to-face interview
technique using Personal Information Form and Fagerstr€om Nicotine Addiction Test. It was
determined that 54.6% of the participants smoked, 87.1% had low-moderate nicotine addictions,
and 94.9% were smokers in their friends’ circle. It was revealed that the prevalence of
smoking among the participants was high, and the nicotine addiction levels of the participants
working in the “Prison” unit were higher.
Source
Archives of Environmental & Occupational HealthVolume
78Issue
6URI
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19338244.2023.2262923https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/14504