期刊名称：Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health
印刷版ISSN：2282-0930
出版年度：2019
卷号：16
期号：2
页码：1-7
DOI：10.2427/13075
出版社：PREX
摘要：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.
