[Objective] To investigate the smoking prevalence and tobacco-related knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among college students, so as to provide scientific evidence to improve tobacco control in this population group.
[Methods] A questionnaire survey on KAP towards smoking and tobacco control was conducted among college students selected from 3 universities (1 medical college and 2 non-medical colleges).
[Results] A total of 2 500 college students were investigated and 2 472 questionnaires were valid (98.9% response rate). The smoking rate was 21.9% (542) for all the college students selected, in which 34.8% (506) were for males and 3.5% (36) were for females (P< 0.001). Smoking behavior was associated with the knowledge and attitudes about smoking and tobacco control (P< 0.05). The results of multivariate analysis showed that the risk factors of smoking behavior included male, in creasing age, non-medical students, township settlement, sophomore, poor awareness of tobacco hazards, tolerant of passive smoking, and positive attitude towards others smoking.
[Conclusion] The smoking behavior among the college students is related with the knowledge and attitude towards smoking and tobacco control.
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