英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to investigate motives and enhancement factors for participating in school-based smoking cessation programs among undergraduate smokers. The descriptive survey was conducted in a university in southern Taiwan from November to December in 2003. One hundred student smokers were recruited. Data was collected by the self-administrated structure questionnaire and the interview. The interview guideline is a semi-structure questionnaire. Only eight-two student smokers completed the interview. The interview was tape recorded and translated into the text. Descriptive statistics were used for structure questionnaire and content analysis for the interview data. The results showed that 82 participants smoked an average of 360.0 cigarettes per month, their average age was 21.8 years (±1.7), and 97.6% were men. On average, they began smoking regularly when they were 16.8 years old. 75.6 percent smokers had quit experience for 24 hours in the past year. 56.1 percent student smokers expressed that their friends were almost smokers. Fourteen students (17%) wanted to participate in the smoking cessation programs and eighty-three (83%) did not want to. They all reported health maintenance, boy/girl friends, and family factors as the major reasons for quitting smoking. Sixty-two smokers reported peer pressure, habits, life/school pressure and withdrawal symptoms as the major factors for quitting difficultly. Smoker students suggested that dorm and smoking area were better places for program campaign. Smoking cessation programs can be credit courses. The university can collaborate with hospital. There are more interacting activities and less lecture, nicotine replacement therapy, and long-term follow-up in the programs. School health professionals can use these suggestions to design future programs for college students. |