İZMİR’DE SİGARAYI BIRAKMA POLİKLİNİKLERİNE BAŞVURANLARIN SİGARA VE DİĞER TÜTÜN ÜRÜNLERİ KULLANIM ÖZELLİKLERİ VE NİKOTİN BAĞIMLILIK DURUMLARI

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate smoking and other tobacco use characteristics and nicotine addiction among applicants in smoking cessation polyclinics in Izmir. The universe of this cross-sectional study consists of who applied to Karşıyaka and Konak Smoking Cessation Clinics in Izmir between January and March 2018. The study group was created with 210 participants. In this study, "Smoking Assessment Questionnaire" and "Non-Smoking Tobacco Product Evaluation Questionnaire" were used. Nicotine dependence was assessed by the Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Test. Statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 22.0. Chi square test and student t test were used for statistical analysis. The average age of starting smoke was18.62±5.47 year. The frequency of those who attempted to quit smoking before applying to the smoking cessation clinic was 55.7%. The frequency of using non-smoking products is 21.9% (n: 46) and the most frequently used product is electronic cigarette (16.7%). 43.5% of the 46 people using non-smoking tobacco products started to quit smoking and 21.7% thought it was less harmful than smoking. For electronic cigarettes; 51.4% think they are less harmful than cigarettes (among 35 people using electronic cigarettes), and 43.8% think they are higher harmful than cigarettes for water pipe (16 people using hookah). With Fagerstrom test, 99 (47.1%) subjects were found to have severe degree of nicotine dependence. As age increased, nicotine addiction level increased (p≤0.05). The level of nicotine dependence was lower in collage and upper education level than secondary and lower education level (p≤0.05). Participants' knowledge levels on tobacco products are insufficient. Preventing the initiation of tobacco products is a priority protection measure, while enabling the services of the quit smoking outpatient clinics will be effective in fighting tobacco.