Withdrawal Level of Conventional Cigarette Smoker on University Student
Resti Yulianti Sutrisno, Wisnu Tri Andono, Aoladul Muqarrobin, Erfin Firmawati
School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science,
Universitas Muhamadiyah Yogyakarta
Abstract
The number of new smokers in Indonesia is increasing, especially in adolescence and adulthood. The number of smokers at an early age causes the consumption of cigarettes to be longer and increased so that it can increase nicotine levels in the body. The conventional cigarette has the same ingredient of nicotine that can make withdrawal conditions. This research aims to know the withdrawal of conventional cigarette smoker level on a university student. The research method used descriptive research with the crossectional design. Sampling technique used snowball sampling. The sample was 41 respondents. The inclusions criteria were the age of university student 20-24 years old, physical and mentally healthy, active smoker, the minimum number of cigarette was 1 cigarette per day. Universitas Pen questionnaire was used to know the withdrawal level of conventional cigarette smoker. Data analyzed used descriptive. The results of the research showed that all respondents were male, the average age of respondents was 22 years with an age range of 20-24 years, the average smoking time was 5 years with duration of smoking for 3-7 years, smoking time was mostly 16 -30 minutes. The most of the conventional cigarette smokers have a high and moderate withdrawal level; the mean of withdrawal level of conventional cigarette was 9.70.
Keywords: withdrawal level, conventional cigarette
Topic: International Conference on Nursing