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This study aimed to determine the smoking and alcohol abuse of students of regular cafe attentance and their sleeping and eating behavior in central town of İsparta province . The time of cafe attentance affecting these parameters (the smoking and alcohol abuse and sleeping and eating behavior) were determined. İn this cross-sectional study done in October 2001', the questionnaires applied to 144 students. Ali of the students were asked to participate of the questionnaire in cafes between 15:00 and 19:00pm for three days in İsparta province. Average student age was 21.35 2.13 and 59.0% was male. 63.2% of students were smoking and 53.5% of them used alcohol. The study group have the habit of missing meal. 16.7% of them miss breakfeast and 2.8% of them miss lunch. They prefer eating fast food between the meals. The time spent was 2.2 1.4 hour (min: min:1, max: 8 hours) in one day at cafe. The students which have high socioeconomic status were seen to spend more time in cafe than others. Smoking and alcohol abuse of the students spend more time in cafe were more than the others. The prolonged period of staying at cafe have greatly affected the sleeping and eating behaivors of students. Ali of the study group agreed about cafes have been negative effect on their health. For this reason it should be put in order more activities that the students prefer instead of cafes in their free times in university.

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