Although there are numerous pre-existing researches on predictive factors for smoking cessation, only
few studies had been conducted to grasp the predictive factors of smoking-cessation intention regarding
newcomers at universities. This study aims to investigate the predictive factors of smoking cessation
concerning freshmen smokers. From March to April of 2016, a structured questionnaire targeted at 144 smoking college students enrolled in domestic U-city's specialized university was utilized to investigate on
the subject's general and smoking characteristics, health condition, and the predictive factors of smoking
cessation. Research results, as a predictor of smoking cessation, showed that the possibility of smoking
cessation intention was 24.91 times higher when the subject smokes daily compared to when the subject
does not (AOR = 21.91, 95% CI = 1.22 - 509.69 , P = .037). Also, compared to subjects who responded
that they feel the strongest urge to smoke when they receive stress, subjects who responded as alcohol
consumption showed a possibility of smoking cessation intention 28.83 times higher (AOR = 28.83, 95%
CI = 1.73 - 328.51, p = .018); And for those subjects who responded as when nearby people smoke, it
was 14.72 times higher (AOR = 14.72, 95% CI = 1.01-216.76, p = .049). Whereas, the possibility of
smoking cessation intention was lower for people who showed positive attitudes toward smoking compared
to those who showed negative attitudes (AOR = .48, 95% CI = .01 - .59, p = .018). In additions, subjects
who answered that they do not feel stress showed possibility of smoking cessation intention 22.36 times
higher than those who answered that need to deal with a lot of stress in their daily lives (AOR = 22.36,
95% CI = 1.09 - 460.38, p = .044). Such research results suggest the need to implement smoking
cessation education in consideration of the smoking amount of freshmen smokers, smoking impulses and
smoking awareness, and the stress of life these university freshmen need to deal with.