PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE AMONG SCHOOL TEACHERS AND EFFECT OF TRAINING ON TOBACCO USE IN WESTERN TURKEY

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MERMER G., DAĞHAN Ş., Bilge A., ÖZTÜRK DÖNMEZ R., ÖZSOY S., GÜNAY T.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.24, no.2, pp.137-143, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.21101/cejph.a4217
  • Journal Name: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.137-143
  • Keywords: nursing interventions, teacher, smoking, tobacco, transtheoretical model, Turkey
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and Aim: Tobacco consumption is still a prevalent issue. Given that teachers are respected in society, they have a great responsibility for tobacco control. This study examines, using the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), the prevalence of tobacco use among teachers and their different stages of tobacco use. It also evaluates teachers' views on smoking and the effectiveness of training on tobacco use.