Author/Authors :
Fayaz-Bakhsh، Ahmad نويسنده PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health and Department of Health Care Management , , Babashahy، Saeideh نويسنده MSc Student, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Expert of Tariff Policy , , Jarrahi، Lida نويسنده Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , , Rafiei، Sima نويسنده PhD Student, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran ,
Abstract :
Objectives: The purpose of this survey was to compare the knowledge,
attitude and practice of Iranian, American and Chinese college
students about tobacco use.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire that was
designed for the first time in comparative studies for the purpose
of gathering information from American and Chinese college students
was used. The students were selected by convenience sampling.
Results: In Iran, 958 participants (456 male and 485 female) enrolled
in the study. In addition, 1534 Chinese participants (39.7%
female and 60.3% male) and 597 American participants (62.1%
female and 37.9% male) were included in the study. Comparing
the consumption of tobacco among college students of the three
mentioned countries, it is shown that American women have
more experiences in smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes and chewing
tobacco.
Conclusions: This survey determined the tendency toward smoking
among the students and their perception of this behavior and
its outcome among the students from Iran, USA and China. It
provided significant differences, however the culture dissimilarities
in responding to such type of surveys should be taken into account.
