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Article

Identification of Heavy Tobacco Smoking Predictors-Influence of Marijuana Consuming Peers and Truancy among College Students

by
Mihaela-Daiana Popa
1,†,
Abhinav Sharma
2,3,4,†,
Nilima Rajpal Kundnani
4,5,*,
Otilia Lavinia Gag
6,7,
Ciprian Ilie Rosca
4,8,
Valeria Mocanu
9,
Anca Tudor
10,
Ramona Amina Popovici
7,
Brigitha Vlaicu
11 and
Claudia Borza
12
1
Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
2
Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
3
Department of Occupational Medicine, Municipality Hospital, 310030 Arad, Romania
4
Civil Medical Society Dr Rosca, 307405 Teremia Mare, Romania
5
Department of Functional Sciences, Physiology, Centre of Immuno-Physiology and Biotechnologies (CIFBIOTEH), University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
6
Depatment of Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, ‘Vasile Goldis’ Western University of Arad, 310025 Arad, Romania
7
Discipline of Management, Legislation, and Communication in Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
8
Department of Internal Medicine-Medical Semiotics, Centre for Advanced Research in Cardiovascular Pathology and Hemostasis, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
9
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
10
Department of Functional Science-Biostatistics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
11
Department of Hygiene, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
12
Department of Functional Science-Physiopathology, Center for Translational Research and Systems Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Victor Babes’, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
 
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Healthcare 2021, 9(12), 1666; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121666
Submission received: 11 November 2021 / Revised: 20 November 2021 / Accepted: 29 November 2021 / Published: 1 December 2021
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Abstract

Background: Poorly informed college students tend to adopt the habit of cigarette smoking. This habit often continues into their adulthoods, adversely affecting the population’s health and increasing the burden on healthcare systems. Aim: We aimed at exploring the predictors of the avoidable habit of smoking. We performed an analysis of the correlation between the potential predictors (marijuana use among peers and truancy) and the tobacco smoking statuses of the students. Material and method: Our study sample included 2976 students from colleges in Timis County, Romania, during the 2018–2019 period. The gender distribution of the participants was 62.5% girls and 37.5% boys, between the ages 18 and 25 years. A logistic regression test was performed to determine the impact of some personal and environmental factors, which are responsible for heavy smoking in this population. Results: Our findings suggest that the degree of marijuana smoking among friends and the frequency of college truancy are meaningful predictors of heavy smoking among young adults. The students with higher cigarette smoking rates had significantly more marijuana-smoking friends when compared to the students with average smoking rates. The truancy was higher among the students with higher cigarette smoking rates, compared to the students with average smoking rates.
Keywords: college students; smoking predictors; marijuana use; truancy; heavy smoker status; associated factors college students; smoking predictors; marijuana use; truancy; heavy smoker status; associated factors

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Popa, M.-D.; Sharma, A.; Kundnani, N.R.; Gag, O.L.; Rosca, C.I.; Mocanu, V.; Tudor, A.; Popovici, R.A.; Vlaicu, B.; Borza, C. Identification of Heavy Tobacco Smoking Predictors-Influence of Marijuana Consuming Peers and Truancy among College Students. Healthcare 2021, 9, 1666. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121666

AMA Style

Popa M-D, Sharma A, Kundnani NR, Gag OL, Rosca CI, Mocanu V, Tudor A, Popovici RA, Vlaicu B, Borza C. Identification of Heavy Tobacco Smoking Predictors-Influence of Marijuana Consuming Peers and Truancy among College Students. Healthcare. 2021; 9(12):1666. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121666

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Popa, Mihaela-Daiana, Abhinav Sharma, Nilima Rajpal Kundnani, Otilia Lavinia Gag, Ciprian Ilie Rosca, Valeria Mocanu, Anca Tudor, Ramona Amina Popovici, Brigitha Vlaicu, and Claudia Borza. 2021. "Identification of Heavy Tobacco Smoking Predictors-Influence of Marijuana Consuming Peers and Truancy among College Students" Healthcare 9, no. 12: 1666. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121666

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Popa, M.-D., Sharma, A., Kundnani, N. R., Gag, O. L., Rosca, C. I., Mocanu, V., Tudor, A., Popovici, R. A., Vlaicu, B., & Borza, C. (2021). Identification of Heavy Tobacco Smoking Predictors-Influence of Marijuana Consuming Peers and Truancy among College Students. Healthcare, 9(12), 1666. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121666

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