Assessing Smoking Habits, Attitudes, Knowledge, and Needs among University Students at the University of Milan, Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

College campuses and universities are valuable settings for smoking prevention programs targeting young adults.

Aim

To investigate smoking habits, electronic cigarette (e-cig) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use, exposure to passive smoke, compliance with smoking bans on campus, attitudes toward the anti-smoking policies, and educational needs among students at the University of Milan, Italy.

Methods

A validated questionnaire was web-submitted to 64,801 students in the period May-July 2021. For each item, the frequency was calculated and χ² test with Bonferroni correction was used to compare differences among the 10 faculties of the University.

Results

7162 students participated in the survey, while 6605 questionnaires were included in th

SUBMITTER: Campo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9566438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature