Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53193#.VLciWcnQrzE Author(s) Fumihiro Omasu 1 , Shiori Uemura 2 , Sayaka Yukizane 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences, Yamagata, Japan . 2 Department of School Health, Faculty of Education, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan . ABSTRACT Smoking habits are thought to be strongly impacted by family relationships. In this study, we looked specifically at family relationships with the aim of finding effective anti-smoking education measures. We surveyed 290 university students in order to establish their current smoking habits, along with their family relationships from primary and junior high school until now. The results showed that students with one or more smokers in their family were clearly more likely to smoke. Furthermore, a...
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