SURVEI PERILAKU MEROKOK PADA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI NERS UNIVERSITAS CITRA BANGSA KUPANG

Abstract

Smoking behavior is very detrimental to both yourself and the surrounding environment including for students. Students' smoking behavior can be due to peer influence or social environment. This smoking behavior can result in decreased motivation, concentration ability and memory. The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of smoking behavior in students of Ners Universitas Citra Bangsa study program. This research is quantitative research with descriptive research design. The samples in this study were students of study program Ners angkatam X, XI, and XII who actively lectured 59 people collecting data using questionnaires. The results showed the majority of respondents smoked (66.1%) and the amount of cigarettes spent in a day is 1-5 sticks. In 1 cigarette that is smoked can be released about 4000 harmful chemicals of which the most dangerous are nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide (CO). Every time you smoke, intentionally or not, you also inhale more than 4000 kinds of poison. The dangers of smoking for health can be in the form of cardiovascular, respiratory, mental malignancies and other disorders. The easier it is for a person to start smoking cigarettes, the longer the duration of smoking and the greater the burden of smoking to develop into a disease.   Keywords : Smoking behavior, Students.