Exposure to and risk awareness of environmental tobacco smoke among undergraduates of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
AE Fawibe ◽  
AO Shittu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Risk Awareness ◽  
The University

Beliefs of Smoking and Nonsmoking College Students about the Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Related Issues

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Shor ◽  
Daniel C. Williams ◽  
Marilyn B. Shor ◽  
Lance K. Canon ◽  
R. Michael Latta
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
General Statement ◽  
Degree Of Belief ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of New Hampshire

The purpose of the present investigation was to survey beliefs on the aversiveness of environmental tobacco smoke held by smoking and nonsmoking college students. A few questions were also included on several closely related issues including the health hazards of smoking to smokers. Analysis was made of a thirty-one item section from a longer questionnaire that had been administered to sixty-one smoking and 246 nonsmoking college students at the University of New Hampshire. Although nonsmokers expressed a statistically significant degree of belief in most of the environmental smoke items there was considerable room for the beliefs to develop strength. In general smokers expressed slightly more skepticism or uncertainty. Both groups expressed quite strong levels of belief on a general statement on health hazards but considerably less strong belief on statements dealing with specific hazards. The question is raised whether most people really have an effective understanding of the health hazards.

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