| Purpose:Based on the current condition of university students of traditional Chinese medicine to stop smoking has not been reported the status quo,in order to further do a good job in college students of traditional Chinese medicine to stop smoking propaganda work,to strengthen college students’ awareness of smoking cessation of traditional Chinese medicine.In this study,the situation and methods of smoking cessation among college students in Liaoning Province,as well as the knowledge,belief and practice of smoking cessation by traditional Chinese medicine among college students in Liaoning Province were statistically analyzed.To evaluate the current situation of college students’ knowledge,belief and practice of smoking cessation by traditional Chinese medicine,and to provide investigation basis for future work of smoking cessation by traditional Chinese medicine.Material and method:A questionnaire development team and an expert group were established to preliminarily draw up the questionnaire item pool,and the Delphi expert consultation method was used to screen the questionnaire items and develop the final questionnaire.Questionnaire was distributed through We Chat via the Questionnaire Star platform.The collected questionnaires were summarized and screened by using the questionnaire platform,and Excel data sheet was derived from the questionnaire platform.The results of the questionnaire were enumeration data,described by frequency and percentage.The SPSS26 software was used to conduct Pearson chi-square analysis on the differences between different groups.Fisher’s exact probability method was used when the total sample size was less than 40 and the number of cells with theoretical frequency less than5 was more than 20%,and the rank sum test was used for ordered variables.Results:1.Three rounds of Delphi expert consultation were conducted in this study,and the experts were highly motivated and authoritative.The Kendall coefficients of the three rounds of expert consultation were all(P < 0.05),the expert advice coordination degree was good,and the expert consultation results were reliable.In addition to personal information,there were 51 questions in the final questionnaire.2.A total of 1053 valid questionnaires were collected.According to the analysis,the smoking rate and tobacco dependence rate of colleges and universities in Liaoning Province were21.56% and 9.12% respectively.Among the college students who smoked in Liaoning province,the smoking age was 3～4 years(25.99%),the daily smoking quantity was less than10 cigarettes(73.13%),the age of smoking was 17～20 years(57.27%),and the body had no symptoms(45.38%).Gender,parents’ smoking status,parents’ attitude towards smoking,attitude towards smoking in public places,and attitude towards "smoking is harmful to health" had statistical differences between smokers and non-smokers(P < 0.05).Among college students who smoked,the main reason for smoking was to relieve pressure(35.24%),the most frequent smoking place was in the toilet(55.51%),and the most frequent smoking time was after meals(22.91%).3.In Liaoning Province,48.01% of college students smokers have the intention to quit smoking,and believe that smoking can lead to lung cancer(66.52%).Among the students who smoked,159 had tried to quit smoking(70.04%),and most of them quit smoking for health(60.04%).The main reason for relapse after quitting smoking was to relieve pressure(18.87%).Good smoking cessation effect(34.59%)is usually the main reason for college students to choose smoking cessation methods,awareness of smoking cessation is mainly known to college students smoking cessation methods(50.94%),mainly carried out smoking cessation methods(63.52%)and considered better smoking cessation methods(57.86%).4.There were statistical differences between medical students and non-medical students in the known methods of quitting smoking of TCM,the awareness degree of quitting smoking of TCM,the cognition degree of quitting effect of TCM,the willingness to use TCM as a method of quitting smoking,and the willingness to recommend TCM to relatives and friends of quitting smoking(P < 0.05).58.15% of the college students who smoked knew TCM to quit smoking,and the Internet was the main way to learn TCM to quit smoking(31.06%).Most people think that traditional Chinese medicine can relieve cough and phlegm symptoms(35.68%),and has the advantage of regulating the whole body viscera(31.72%).88.11% of college students want to quit smoking by traditional Chinese medicine as one of the methods to quit smoking in the future,and the main reason why they do not choose traditional Chinese medicine as their own smoking cessation method is that people around them do not choose it(48.15%).The traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)smoking cessation form that college students expected was traditional Chinese medicine tea replacement(16.3%).Conclusion:1.Epidemiological survey of smoking:The smoking rate of college students in Liaoning Province was 21.56%,and the tobacco dependence rate was 9.12%,which was mainly mild tobacco dependence.48.01% of college students smokers have the intention to quit smoking.2.Investigation on the knowledge,belief and practice of smoking cessation in traditional Chinese medicine:Among college students in Liaoning Province,58.15% of smokers knew about quitting smoking by traditional Chinese medicine,87.88% of them were interested in quitting smoking by traditional Chinese medicine,and 15.15% had tried quitting smoking by traditional Chinese medicine.I know that the main smoking cessation channels of TCM are the Internet,doctors’ guidance,and the recommendation of friends and family members.The methods of quitting smoking in traditional Chinese medicine are mainly tea drinking,acupuncture(body acupuncture)and Chinese medicine compound.82.38% of smoking college students in Liaoning Province believe that traditional Chinese medicine is effective in quitting smoking,that traditional Chinese medicine can also relieve cough and phlegm symptoms,regulate other viscera symptoms,regulate emotions and relieve anxiety,and that its advantage is that it can regulate the viscera of the whole body and has a good smoking cessation effect.Among the college students in Liaoning Province,88.11% were willing to use TCM to quit smoking,and 90.31% were willing to recommend TCM to others to quit smoking.The more expected forms of smoking cessation by Chinese medicine are Chinese herbal tea,Chinese herbal lozenge and Chinese herbal acupuncture(body acupuncture). |
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