A Research of Alcohol Consumption and Smoking Prevalence in Unıversity Students

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine alcohol consumption and smoking of university students. A total of 160 students from different faculties were randomly selected as sample population and aut of this 36.6% of the girls and 48% of the boys drunk alcohol, 39% of the girls, 47. 9% of the boys smoked cigarette. 51.3% of the students were living in dormitories, 32.5% living alone at home, 16.2% with their families. Statistical analysis determined that smoking and alcohol consunıption of the students was effected neither by theirsexes nar by their living places (p>0.05). Most of thenı preferred beer as alcoholic beverages and they consumed only once a week or more rarely. The daily consumption of the cigarette is very high for most of the smoking students.