The Pattern of Smoking Determinants among Kermanshah City Students on the Basis of BASNEF Model

This study is an attempt to find the pattern of smoking determinants among Kermanshah city boy’s students through BASNEF model. The average grade of knowledge and attitude in smoking were, in turn, 89.3±7.1 and 72.7±6.2. The average of daily cigarette numbers was 10.7. Statistical tests did not show any significant relationship between cigarette numbers and university or education level. The most important factor in smoking was the availability of cigarettes and the most important abstract norm in smoking was smoking friends. The most common reasons for smoking among young adults were aggression removal (38.3%), lack of healthy recreation and curiosity in the first smoking experience.