Effects of Perceived Smoking-Cancer Relationship and Cardiovascular Health Attitudes on Childrens' Views of Smoking

• DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.7.2801
• Publication Date: 2015-10-14T02:18:21Z
• Authors: Ilknur Bektas; Murat Bektas; Yasemin Selekoglu; Asli Akdeniz Kudubes; Sema Sal Altan; Dijle Ayar
• Keywords: Affect; Positive attitude; Positive relationship; Health behavior; Cross-sectional study

This study was conducted with the aim of determining how students' perceived smoking-cancer relationship and cardiovascular health attitudes affect childrens' views smoking.The sample this descriptive-cross sectional comprised 574 subjects between ages 11-15. The data were collected using Children's Cardiovascular Health Promotion Attitude Scale Decisional Balance Measure for Assessing Predicting Smoking Status. Correlation logistic regression used analysis.It determined that a statistically significant exists children towards smoking their ideas about cancer, which is negative low (r=-0.223). There also smoking, again at level (r=0.257). It cancer 9.4 times less likely to have positive/negative while positive made 3.9 likely.It students perceptions reduced smoking.