ZT 1.2.1 – Smoking and Vaping Prevalence Evidence

Healthy University Rating System (HURS)

University : Siam University

Country : Thailand

Web Address : https://sustainability.siam.edu

ZT 1 Smoking

[1.2] Smoking and Vaping Prevalence Among Students and
Personnel

1. Trend in smoking on campus
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Cigarette smoking on campus fell from 68.10% (2013) to 25.50%
(2018–2019) during The Last Puff programme; the 2026 survey of students
and personnel will update the figure
2. Smoking-cessation services and campaigns that support the
survey
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The Last Puff – pharmacy students plan anti-smoking campaigns and
education materials (Faculty of Pharmacy, since 2012)
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Smoking-cessation counselling at Osot Siam Pharmacy – current
smokers found in the survey are referred here
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Smoke-free campaign on campus by students of the Faculties of
Pharmacy and Nursing and the Student Union
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Smoke-free campus media: “Siam University – a smoke-free
university”; “Want to quit? Consult here”; “You can quit” with the
national Quitline 1600
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Quit smoking for a better future; harmful substances in cigarettes;
health effects of smoking
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(Left) “My Space Is Smoke-Free” student team, Second Runner-Up,
23–24 February 2026 (Right) The Last Puff – Highly Commended,
International Green Gown Awards 2025
3. Youth anti-smoking project “Bright Youth, Aware of
Tobacco Harms” – Nursing Student Club for a Smoke-free Thai
Society
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Training of 21 new leaders of the Nursing Student Club for a
Smoke-free Thai Society, Faculty of Nursing meeting room, 5 August
2023
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Planning meetings of the club leaders using the PDCA cycle: (left)
18 December 2023; (right) 22 January 2024
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Club leaders in the “Smoke-free New Generation” campaign at schools
in Mueang Nakhon Pathom District with the Nurses’ Network for Tobacco
Control of Thailand (central region) and the nursing faculties of
Kasetsart University and Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, 20 December
2023
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“Bright Youth, Aware of Tobacco Harms”, Building 14, Room 503, 27
January 2024: club leaders, registration of 101 young people and the
session on the harms of cigarettes and e-cigarettes
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Sessions on tobacco and e-cigarette laws, second-hand smoke, and
Thai herbs that help smokers quit
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Group brainstorm on the harms of e-cigarettes and group
presentations of what was learned
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Post-test after the sessions and closing of the project
Smoking and vaping prevention at Siam University (Siam University,
Thailand)

Description:

Siam University is a smoke-free university. It has monitored smoking on campus as part of “The Last Puff”, the smoking-cessation programme of the Faculty of Pharmacy: cigarette smoking on campus fell from 68.10% in 2013 to 25.50% in 2018–2019, a fall of 42.6 percentage points in six years. To report current prevalence for HURS, the University surveys students and personnel in academic year 2026 for both cigarettes and e-cigarettes (Sections 2–3).

Prevention and cessation. Current users found in the survey are referred to The Last Puff cessation service at Osot Siam Pharmacy, where about 60 pharmacy student volunteers a year, supervised by lecturers, help about 40 smokers a year to quit (35% quit rate). The Nursing Student Club for a Smoke-free Thai Society runs a youth anti-smoking project every year (Section 4), the Student Union and the Faculties of Nursing and Pharmacy hold an annual smoke-free event, and smoke-free media with the national Quitline 1600 are shared on campus and online. A student team won Second Runner-Up in the “My Space Is Smoke-Free” contest in February 2026.

Youth anti-smoking project. In “Bright Youth, Aware of Tobacco Harms” (27 January 2024), the club leaders, trained in August 2023, taught 101 young people about the harms of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, tobacco laws, second-hand smoke and Thai herbs that help smokers quit. After the activity all participants scored at least 7 out of 10 on the knowledge test, 91.09% passed the knowledge on to their families, and about 14 asked for advice for a family member who wants to quit. The club’s trained leaders and its pre-test and post-test method can support the 2026 survey.

Selected level: [Select from the 2026 survey
result in Table ZT 1.2.3. The latest published figure, 25.50%
(2018–2019), is in the lowest level (≥20%).]

Section 1 – Trend in smoking on campus (Table ZT
1.2.1)

Year Cigarette smoking on campus Source
2013 68.10% The Last Puff baseline
2018–2019 25.50% The Last Puff follow-up
2026 [__]% cigarettes; [__]% e-cigarettes 2026 campus survey (Section 3)

Source: SDG Report 2024–2025, p. 29; SI 6.1 activity report (The
Last Puff).

Section 2 – Survey method, academic year 2026

  • Design: anonymous cross-sectional online survey
    (Google Forms) of students and personnel, shared through faculty LINE
    groups, class advisors, staff e-mail and campus events such as health
    check-up days. No names or student or staff IDs are collected.

  • Sample size: Yamane’s formula, n = N ÷ (1 + N e²),
    at 95% confidence and 5% margin of error (Table ZT 1.2.2).

  • Sampling: proportional stratified sampling by
    faculty and year of study for students, and by unit for personnel.

  • Definitions: current smoker – smoked at least one
    cigarette in the past 30 days; current vaper – used an e-cigarette or
    heated tobacco product in the past 30 days; tobacco user – either.

  • Analysis: prevalence = current users ÷ respondents ×
    100, for cigarettes, e-cigarettes and any tobacco use, for students,
    personnel and combined (weighted by population), with 95% confidence
    intervals.

  • Survey period and responsible unit: [__ to __
    2026; e.g. Faculty of Nursing (with the leaders of the Nursing Student
    Club for a Smoke-free Thai Society) / Faculty of Pharmacy with the
    Office of Student Affairs]

Table ZT 1.2.2 – Population and sample size

Group Population (N) Minimum sample (n) Responses received
Students (enrolled, 29 September 2026) 9,918 385 [__]
Personnel – academic and support staff 708 [confirm with GI 6] 256 [__]

Sources: student enrolment – SDG 10 web page (29 September 2026);
personnel – strategic plan book, academic year 2567 (708 academic and
support staff).

Section 3 – Results, 2026 (Table ZT 1.2.3)

Indicator Students Personnel Combined
Respondents [__] [__] [__]
Current cigarette smokers (past 30 days) [__] ([__]%) [__] ([__]%) [__]%
Current e-cigarette or heated tobacco users (past 30 days) [__] ([__]%) [__] ([__]%) [__]%
Any current tobacco use – used for the HURS level [__]% [__]% [__]%
Current users who want to quit [__]% [__]% [__]%

To be completed from the survey. The HURS level uses any current
tobacco use (green row).

Table ZT 1.2.4 – HURS levels for ZT 1.2

Any current tobacco use (students and
personnel)		 HURS level
20% or more Lowest level
10% to less than 20%
5% to less than 10%
2% to less than 5%
Less than 2% Highest level

Section 4 – Youth anti-smoking project “Bright Youth, Aware
of Tobacco Harms” (Table ZT 1.2.5)

Item Detail and result
Organiser Nursing Student Club for a Smoke-free Thai Society, Faculty of
Nursing, with the Nurses’ Network for Tobacco Control of Thailand. A
continuing project held every year.
Objectives Awareness and knowledge of the harms of tobacco; passing the
knowledge on to family and friends; preventing new smokers and reducing
current smokers; keeping the club’s work going.
Preparation 21 new club leaders trained (5 August 2023); planning meetings on 18
December 2023 and 22 January 2024 (PDCA); club leaders joined the
“Smoke-free New Generation” school campaign in Nakhon Pathom (20
December 2023).
Main event Saturday 27 January 2024, 08.45–16.00, Building 14, Room 503, Siam
University: 101 young people, more than the target.
Content Harms of cigarettes and e-cigarettes; tobacco and e-cigarette laws;
second-hand smoke; Thai herbs that help smokers quit; group brainstorm
and presentations; pre-test and post-test.
Knowledge After the activity all 101 participants scored 7 or more out of 10;
the share scoring 9–10 rose from 32.67% to 51.49% (Table ZT 1.2.6).
Attitude 88.12–98.02% agreed or strongly agreed with each of 10 statements on
the harms of smoking and vaping; no participant disagreed.
Passing it on 91.09% passed the knowledge on to family and friends. About 78 young
people later asked the club for leaflets and no-smoking stickers, and
about 14 asked for advice for family members who want to quit.
Satisfaction 98 respondents; 12 items rated 4.69–4.86 out of 5 (mean 4.81);
participants want the activity held again.
Budget used THB 8,000 (food 5,050; snacks and drinking water 1,010; souvenirs
1,000; documents 500; transport 280; activity materials 160).

Table ZT 1.2.6 – Knowledge test before and after the
activity

10-item knowledge test Lowest band Middle band Highest band
Pre-test 1–4 points: 5 (4.95%) 5–8 points: 63 (62.38%) 9–10 points: 33 (32.67%)
Post-test 1–6 points: 0 (0.00%) 7–8 points: 49 (48.51%) 9–10 points: 52 (51.49%)

Source: project report “Bright Youth, Aware of Tobacco Harms”,
Nursing Student Club for a Smoke-free Thai Society, Faculty of Nursing,
29 January 2024. The target was more than 7 correct answers out of 10;
101 participants.

Appendix – Smoking and vaping survey questionnaire, Siam
University 2026

Question Answer options
1. You are: Student / Academic staff / Support staff
2. Faculty or unit: List of faculties and units
3. Year of study (students only): 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5–6 / Graduate
4. Sex and age group: Male / Female / Other; <20 / 20–24 / 25–39 / 40–59 / 60+
5. In the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes
(including hand-rolled)?		 0 / 1–5 / 6–19 / 20–30 days
6. In the past 30 days, on how many days did you use e-cigarettes,
vapes or heated tobacco products?		 0 / 1–5 / 6–19 / 20–30 days
7. Have you ever smoked or vaped, even once? Never / Yes, but not in the past 30 days / Yes, in the past 30
days
8. In the past 30 days, did you see anyone smoking or vaping on
campus?		 Yes / No
9. (Current users) Do you want to quit within the next 6
months?		 Yes / No / Not sure
10. (Current users) Would you like information about The Last Puff
cessation service?		 Yes / No

Anonymous questionnaire; a Thai version is used for distribution.
Completion time about 3 minutes.

Evidence to attach:

  • Survey questionnaire (Appendix) and the Google Form link.
    [Attach.]

  • Summary of survey results with the number of respondents and
    prevalence rates. [Attach.]

  • Population figures: student enrolment (SDG 10 web page) and staff
    numbers (GI 6).

  • Project report “Bright Youth, Aware of Tobacco Harms” (Faculty of
    Nursing, 29 January 2024) with photos, test results and satisfaction
    results – pages without names, telephone numbers or signatures.

NOTE – ข้อมูลที่ต้องยืนยันก่อนส่ง (ลบก่อนอัปโหลด)

  • ZT 1.2
    ต้องใช้ผลสำรวจอัตราการสูบบุหรี่และบุหรี่ไฟฟ้าของนักศึกษาและบุคลากรในปีการศึกษาล่าสุด –
    ยังไม่มีข้อมูล ตัวเลขล่าสุดที่เผยแพร่คือ 25.50% (2561–2562) ซึ่งเป็นระดับต่ำสุด
    (≥20%)

  • ต้องทำแบบสำรวจปี 2569 ตามแบบสอบถามในภาคผนวก: นักศึกษาอย่างน้อย 385 คน
    และบุคลากรอย่างน้อย 256 คน (จากบุคลากร 708 คนตามเล่มแผน – ตรวจกับ GI
    6)

  • ภาพในเอกสารเป็นกิจกรรมป้องกันและช่วยเลิกบุหรี่ (ใช้ประกอบ ZT 1.1 ได้ด้วย) –
    ไม่ใช่หลักฐานอัตราการสูบ

  • ควรระบุว่าตัวเลข 68.10% และ 25.50% สำรวจในกลุ่มใดและกี่คน

  • เพิ่มโครงการ “เยาวชนสดใส รู้ภัยบุหรี่” (ภาพในหัวข้อ 3 และ Section 4)
    จากรายงานสรุปโครงการที่แนบ – ไม่ได้ใส่ชื่อ เบอร์โทรศัพท์
    และลายเซ็นของนักศึกษาและอาจารย์ ภาพหัวข้อ 3 ใช้ตามตำแหน่งในรายงาน
    (ภาพโรงเรียนนครปฐมแยกจากภาพวันที่ 27 ม.ค. 2567)

  • ข้อมูลโครงการเป็นปีการศึกษา 2566 (จัด 27 ม.ค. 2567) ถ้ามีโครงการปี
    2568–2569 ควรเพิ่มหรือเปลี่ยนเป็นข้อมูลล่าสุด และควรระบุว่าเยาวชน 101
    คนมาจากโรงเรียนหรือหน่วยงานใด

  • รายงานต้นฉบับมีตัวเลขไม่ตรงกัน: Pre-test 1–4 คะแนน ตารางเป็น 5 คน
    แต่ข้อความเป็น 3 คน (ใช้ 5 ตามตาราง) และค่าเฉลี่ยทัศนคติข้อ 9 และ 10 (3.69, 3.81)
    เมื่อคำนวณจากจำนวนคนได้ 4.51 และ 4.52 –
    เอกสารนี้จึงใช้ร้อยละที่เห็นด้วยแทน