scholarly journals Smokeless Tobacco Use and Knowledge among University Students

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Monson ◽  
Jessica Beaulieu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
State University ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
The Impact

The authors explored the use, demographics, knowledge, and the impact of a statewide smoking ban on smokeless tobacco use among college students. Participants and Methods: During spring of 2008, 417 students enrolled at a Midwestern state university completed a 12-item survey. Results: Twenty-two percent of males in this sample have recently used smokeless tobacco. Participants had a mean knowledge score of 7.8, constructed from nine items on the survey. Non-users scored higher (p<.001) than users and females scored higher (p<.001) than males. Users (N=34) did not demonstrate a significant difference (p=.71) in use after the implementation of a statewide smoking ban. Conclusions:Knowledge does not appear to be the only factor influencing the use of smokeless tobacco. Additional research is needed to investigate other factors including the impact of a statewide smoking ban on smokeless tobacco use.

Smokeless Tobacco Use among American College Students

1989 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elbert D. Glover ◽  
Molly Laflin ◽  
Diana Flannery ◽  
Deborah L. Albritton
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals The role of smokeless tobacco use in smoking persistence among male college students

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 541-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Wolfson ◽  
Cynthia K. Suerken ◽  
Kathleen L. Egan ◽  
Erin L. Sutfin ◽  
Beth A. Reboussin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Male College ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
Male College Students

scholarly journals The Status of Smokeless Tobacco Use and its Associated Factors Among the Business Guilds Population of Chabahar

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad ◽  
Mohammad Saeed Jadgal ◽  
Iraj Zareban ◽  
Hossein Fallahzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Status ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
And Behavior

Purpose: Use of smokeless tobacco is a major preventable cause of premature death and diseases. It leads to over 5 million deaths annually worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the status of smokeless tobacco use and its associated factors among the business guilds population of Chabahar City, Iran. Method: The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 320 users of various types of smokeless tobacco selected by simple random sampling method. Data were collected using a researcher-made demographic questionnaire, smokeless tobacco inventory, attitude questionnaire, and behavior questionnaire. The validity and reliability of these tools were confirmed in the previous studies. Data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and %age) and inferential statistics (Kruskal-Wallis and Exact Fisher test). Results: Most of the participants used the chewing tobaccos Gutkha and Pan-Parag (24%, 95% CI= 28.7-19.4 and 23%, 95% CI= 27.7-18.5, respectively). The mean scores (standard deviations) of the participants' behavior and attitude were 7.71 (2.59) and 22.34 (7.60), respectively. The results of bivariate analysis indicated no significant difference among different smokeless tobacco groups regarding the attitude scores (P = 0.104). A significant association was observed among different groups of smokeless tobacco regarding the behavioral scores (P = 0.007). Conclusion: The scores of attitude and behavior were significantly low among the business guilds population of Chabahar City regarding consumption of smokeless tobacco. Therefore, effective steps should be taken urgently to launch social awareness programs to educate people about the consequences of tobacco use and effectiveness in curbing the problem.

Media Manipulation of Adolescents' Personal Level Judgments regarding Consequences of Smokeless Tobacco Use

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Sussman ◽  
Clyde W. Dent ◽  
Brian R. Flay ◽  
Dee Burton ◽  
Sande Craig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Sex Role Orientation ◽  
Prior Use ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
Media Manipulation ◽  
The Impact

Videotapes were developed to try to impact on personal level judgments of concern and risk in the context of smokeless tobacco use, a growing substance use problem in adolescents. In a within-and-between-subjects design, convincingness (i.e., dramatic portrayal) of the videotaped message (high and low) and perceived probability of consequences portrayed in the message (high and low) were manipulated. Both manipulations were done by varying presentation style of the same, accurate information. The manipulation of convincingness did not alter the impact of the message on most judgments, whereas the manipulation of probability of consequences did. Two individual difference predictors, prior use of smokeless tobacco and male sex role orientation, were also found to enhance the amount of change in personal level judgments, but these variables did not interact with the message manipulations. These results suggest that a media manipulation of probability of consequences would be more effective than a manipulation of convincingness of message on impacting adolescent judgments of concern and risk regarding the use of smokeless tobacco.

scholarly journals Correlates of smokeless tobacco use among first year college students

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 693-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Spangler ◽  
Eunyoung Song ◽  
Jessica Pockey ◽  
Erin L Sutfin ◽  
Beth A Reboussin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
First Year College Students
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