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- Title
Smoking and Depression among Medical School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey's Largest Province †.
- Authors
Ürün Ünal, Bahar; Marakoğlu, Kamile
- Abstract
Background: To examine the prevalence of smoking among medical faculty students in Turkey, and to explore the associations between smoking, depression, and other factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among medical students in Konya, Turkey, from November 2018 to February 2019. The first section included eight questions pertaining to sociodemographic details. The second comprised nine questions addressing smoking and other harmful habits. The third section involved the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence while the fourth was the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: The study was completed with a total of 1117 participants (90.2% of all students). In regard to smoking, 813 (72.78%) were non-smokers, 98 (8.77%) were ex-smokers, and 222 (19.87%) were active smokers. Notably, 16.29% of students (n = 182) had a high BDI score (≥17). Male sex, good economic status, depression diagnosis at any time in life, and alcohol use were independently associated with active smoking. Being a senior student and regular exercise were independently associated with a low (<17) BDI score, whereas depression diagnosis at any time in life and drug use were independently associated with high (≥17) BDI. Conclusions: Almost 20% of medical school students were active smokers, with about a 2.5-fold higher prevalence among males compared to females. There is a significant association between smoking frequency and symptoms of depression. Policies targeting modifiable risk factors can reduce smoking and depression among future physicians, which can have a strong impact on population-wide smoking.
- Subjects
TURKEY; PREVENTION of mental depression; MENTAL depression risk factors; RISK assessment; CROSS-sectional method; HABIT; EXERCISE; SMOKING; SEX distribution; FISHER exact test; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DISEASE prevalence; ECONOMIC status; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; CHI-squared test; ODDS ratio; NON-smokers; RESEARCH methodology; STATISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY of medical students; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; EX-smokers; ALCOHOL drinking; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals; MENTAL depression
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 11, p1130
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12111130