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Table 1 The distribution of the CSA scores according to the demographic profile (n = 538)

From: The association between cigarette smoking attitudes and social capital among Iranian health and medical students: a cross-sectional study

Variables N(%)

Positive

Indifferent

Negative

p-value

Sex

 Male

11 (4.6)

83 (35.0)

143 (60.4)

 

 Female

1 (0.4)

66 (21.9)

234 (77.7)

< 0.001*

Age (years)

 ≤ 21

4 (1.6)

62 (24.2)

190 (74.2)

0.116

 > 21

8 (2.8)

87 (30.9)

187 (66.3)

 

Marital status

 Single

10 (2.1)

135 (28.0)

337 (69.9)

0.710

 Married

2 (3.6)

14 (25.0)

40 (71.4)

 

Residence

 With family

9 (2.4)

107 (28.9)

254 (68.7)

0.549

 Student dormitory

3 (1.8)

42 (25.0)

123 (73.2)

 

Year of study

 Year one

1 (0.9)

21 (18.8)

90 (80.3)

 

 Year two

8 (3.2)

82 (32.0)

166 (64.8)

0.021*

 Year three

1 (1.2)

17 (19.7)

68 (79.1)

 

 Year four& above

2 (2.4)

29 (34.5)

53 (63.1)

 

Experience of cigarette smoking

 Yes

10 (7.7)

78 (59.5)

43 (32.8)

< 0.001*

 No

2 (0.5)

71 (17.4)

334 (82.1)

 

Field of study

 Medicine, Dentist, Pharmacy

5 (1.4)

104 (29.2)

247 (69.4)

 

 Nursing or Midwifery, Health sciences or Nutrition

7 (3.8)

45 (24.7)

130 (71.5)

< 0.125

  1. * Significant at p < 0.05