Impact of Statewide Smoking Ban on College Students' Use of Smokeless Tobacco
Location
CSU Ballroom
Start Date
21-4-2008 10:00 AM
End Date
21-4-2008 12:00 PM
Student's Major
Dental Hygiene
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Angela Monson
Mentor's Department
Dental Hygiene
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
Despite detrimental effects on the body, limited studies have investigated the use of smokeless tobacco in postsecondary students. The purposes of this study were to determine: 1) current knowledge about smokeless tobacco, and 2) the effect of a statewide smoking ban on smokeless tobacco use for students at a state University. Surveys were distributed to 471 students enrolled in "Health 101", with 88.5% (N=417) participating, representing over 41 declared majors. The typical participant was female (69%), Caucasian, from a small town, and 20 years old.
Twenty-two percent of males in this sample have used smokeless tobacco within the last 30 days. The average user was male (82.4%), Caucasian (88.2%), with a mean age of 20. Participants had a mean knowledge score of 7.8, constructed from nine items on the survey. Independent tests revealed non-users scored higher (p=.000) than users and females scored higher (p=.000) than males. Forty-seven percent of participants believed or were unsure if smokeless tobacco was safer than cigarettes, and 25.6% were unaware smokeless tobacco was related to heart disease. This sample of users (N=34) did not demonstrate a significant difference (p=.71) in use after the implementation of the statewide smoking ban.
Impact of Statewide Smoking Ban on College Students' Use of Smokeless Tobacco
CSU Ballroom
Despite detrimental effects on the body, limited studies have investigated the use of smokeless tobacco in postsecondary students. The purposes of this study were to determine: 1) current knowledge about smokeless tobacco, and 2) the effect of a statewide smoking ban on smokeless tobacco use for students at a state University. Surveys were distributed to 471 students enrolled in "Health 101", with 88.5% (N=417) participating, representing over 41 declared majors. The typical participant was female (69%), Caucasian, from a small town, and 20 years old.
Twenty-two percent of males in this sample have used smokeless tobacco within the last 30 days. The average user was male (82.4%), Caucasian (88.2%), with a mean age of 20. Participants had a mean knowledge score of 7.8, constructed from nine items on the survey. Independent tests revealed non-users scored higher (p=.000) than users and females scored higher (p=.000) than males. Forty-seven percent of participants believed or were unsure if smokeless tobacco was safer than cigarettes, and 25.6% were unaware smokeless tobacco was related to heart disease. This sample of users (N=34) did not demonstrate a significant difference (p=.71) in use after the implementation of the statewide smoking ban.
Recommended Citation
Beaulieu, Jessica. "Impact of Statewide Smoking Ban on College Students' Use of Smokeless Tobacco." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 21, 2008.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2008/poster-session-A/10
