شیوع مصرف تنباکوی غیرتدخینی در دانشجویان پسر دانشگاه‏های شهر زاهدان و آگاهی از مضرات آن در سال 1391

Introduction: Smokeless tobacco is a cause +of oral cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among male students in Zahedan Universities and knowledge of its side effects in 2012. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 431 male students of Zahedan universities were selected by multi stage random cluster sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic information, consumption history of smokeless tobacco and knowledge toward smokeless tobacco. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 and chi- square tests. The P-value less than 0.05 were considered as significant. Results: 102 male students (23.7%) had used smokeless tobacco during their life time and 11.4% were current users. Smokeless tobacco consumption showed significant relationship with university type, living place, yearly average grade and education level of mother (P