smoking at school views of turkish university students土耳其大学生在学校吸烟的看法.pdf

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6, 36-50; doi: 10.3390/ijerph6010036 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Smoking at School: Views of Turkish University Students Nazmiye Erdogan 1,* and Irfan Erdogan 2 1 Social Science Vocational School, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey 2 Faculty of Communication, Gazi University, Emek, Ankara, Turkey; E-mail: irfan.erdogan@.tr * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel.: +90 312 234 1010; Fax: +90 312 234 1045; E-mail: nerdogan@.tr Received: 7 November 2008 / Accepted: 17 December 2008 / Published: 23 December 2008 Abstract: The recent interest in cigarette smoking among university students has brought attention to problems concerning opinions, attitudes, prevention, health education, policy formulation and implementation. This survey research tested five hypotheses on the views of college students about smoking in school hallways and cafeteria, compliance with anti smoking laws, considering cigarette smoking as an expression of freedom of choice, teachers’ smoking in classrooms and in their offices, and school administration’s policy on enforcing the law. Hypothesized differences between students’ views on the issues according to gend