Abstract

This study was conducted as a definition in order to determine the effects of university students' cigarrette smoking habits on their quality of life. Samples were selected among students of Celal Bayar University Medicine Faculty, Science-Literature Faculty, Economy and Business Administration Faculty, Engineering Faculty and Gym Sports and Health Highschools and Health Services Career Highschool (N=5963). In determination of number of sample students for this study, the Certain Universe Sampling Selection Method was used (n=278). The number of students to be elected from various classes was however determined by the Categorial Sampling Method. Study data were gathered between the dates of 7th of February and 10th of March 2005. In this study, Social-Demographic Information Form and “WHOQOL-BREF Quality of life Scale ” were used as data gathering means. In statistical evaluation, number-percentage dispersions, average and standard deviation values and t-test were used. Average students' age of starting to smoke was 17.03±2.23. It was established that there is a significant connection between university students' starting smoking age and quality of life psychology field (p<0.05). There is a meaningful relation among fields of quality of life such as physics, psychology and social fields and student smoking habits (p=0.00 <0.05). It is determined that among these students who smoke half a packet of cigarettes have a significant, meaningful relation between their quality of life and physics field (p<0.05).The results obtained show that students' smoking situations affect their quality of life.