Does the smoking-related mortality and morbidity awareness influence on the prevalence of active smoking among medical students?
Streszczenie
Introduction: Smoking is one of the main risk factors for developing circulatory and pulmonary system diseases. Nicotinism is also a basis for the development of such diseases as atherosclerosis, cancer, asthma, arterial hypertension. Not only being an active smoker affects health, but also passive smoke inhalation does. Despite the commonly available knowledge regarding the smoking consequences, there is still the number of active smokers also among the healthcare providers.
Materials and methods: The research was performed on the base of the specially prepared anonymous questionnaire and conducted among the medical students. Answers were taken account of 234 third-year medical students from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. The following information was evaluated: the fact of active smoking, previous attempts to give up smoking, motivation to give up smoking, family risk factors, the most common situations which provoke smoking.
Results: Among the 3rd year medical students, about 47% consider being an active smoker. Among them, 67% is cigarette addict and 33% is an occasional smoker. According to answers, the most common occasions to smoke are respectively: stress-related with exams, meeting and parties with friends, family problems. The major part of smokers are males (74%). Cigarettes type preferences were different in both sexes, so were kinds of smoked substances.
Conclusions: Despite the acknowledgement of threat to health, especially in the medical environment, a still big percentage of young people remained active smokers. It seems to emphasize the necessity of making students aware of smoking negative effect on their health.
Słowa kluczowe: smokinghealth care providersmedical environmentsmoking-related morbidity
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