ArticleTrends in psychiatry and psychotherapy
Relationship between religiosity and smoking among undergraduate health sciences students.
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- Sex Differences in Cigarette Smoking Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black All of Us Participants: The Relative Importance of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Social Determinants of Health.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- A cross-national analysis of demographic variation in daily smoking across 22 countries.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionThe university period is often characterized as a critical period of vulnerability for smoking habit initiation.
objectiveThe purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between religiosity and smoking among undergraduate students on health sciences courses.
methodsA total of 336 students on four health sciences courses (occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutrition, and physiotherapy) completed a cigarette smoking questionnaire along with the Duke University Religion Index.
resultsSmoking prevalence was 8.3% among females and 12.7% among males. Prevalence among students who do not have a religion, but do believe in God, was higher than among those who do have a religion (16.3 and 6.3%, respectively). Organizational religious activity has a significant effect on smoking status.
conclusionThe students have health habits that are not only motivated by the technical knowledge acquired on their undergraduate courses, since there was a possible influence of social norms stimulated by religious institutions on their attitudes, knowledge and practices in health.
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