The relationship of the smoking status of students in the school of health and vocational school of health services with the dependent personality trait

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the smoking prevalence and dependent personality trait of the students receiving health education in Bitlis Eren University. The students who were enrolled in and were continuing to attend Bitlis Eren University School of Health and Vocational School of Health Services in the 2011-2012 academic year were selected in the sample. The questionnaires were applied to the students under supervision between December 2011 and January 2012. The mean age of 413 students participating in the study was 20.8, and 49.9% of them were male, and 50.1% were female. While the smoking rate was 29.8% in the sample group, this rate was 45.6% in the male students and 14% in the female students. When the smokers and those who quit smoking were assigned to a group and compared with those who never smoked, the dependent personality scores of the students who were smoking or quit smoking were lower than those who never smoked before (p<0.05). 48.8% of the students with dependent personality were the smokers, and those who quit smoking and 51.2% of the students were never smoked. As a result, it was observed that the smoking prevalence in university students receiving education in the health field was similar to the general population, and the smoking status was related to the dependent personality trait.