M Balmith, W Cordier, A Bhayat, C Basson, M Morule, N Schellack
An evaluation of knowledge and perception of pharmacology in undergraduate oral hygiene students and recent graduates at a single higher institution in Pretoria
International journal of dental hygiene
higher rates smoking among university students reported various studies hand health literacy hl improve health behaviors fact identifying factors affecting adoption smoking preventive behaviors hl help prevent reduce prevalence smoking among people aim study identify relationship different levels hl adoption smoking preventive behaviors among university student 2016 crosssectional descriptive study three hundred fortyseven dormitory students shahid beheshti university medical sciences iran selected singlestage cluster sampling study data collected using measure hl hl inventory adultshelia designed questionnaire assess adoption smoking preventive behaviors data analyzed using spss software version 16 descriptive statistical logistic regression test mean sd score adoption smoking preventive behaviors hl 4591 1299 7052 1412 100 respectively results showed adoption smoking preventive behaviors significant relationship variables hl gender fathers education smoking p 005 less adoption smoking preventive behaviors seen students lower levels hl female students students illiterate fathers smokers therefore seems essential take factors consideration designing preventive programs smoking target groups