Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil,
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: Water-pipe tobacco smoking is becoming increasingly more common among young people. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the use of water pipes and other forms of tobacco use, including cigarette smoking, among medical students, as well as to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of those students regarding this issue. METHODS: We administered a questionnaire to students enrolled in the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, in São Paulo, Brazil. The respondents were evaluated in their third and sixth years of medical school, between 2008 and 2013. Comparisons were drawn between the two years. RESULTS: We evaluated 586 completed questionnaires. Overall, the prevalence of current cigarette smokers was low, with a decline among males (9.78% vs. 5.26%) and an increase among females (1.43% vs. 2.65%) in the 3rd and 6th year, respectively. All respondents believed that health professionals should advise patients to quit smoking. However, few of the medical students who smoked received physician advice to quit. Experimentation with other forms of tobacco use was more common among males (p<0.0001). Despite their knowledge of its harmful effects, students experimented with water-pipe tobacco smoking in high proportions (47.32% and 46.75% of the third- and sixth-year students, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of experimentation with water-pipe tobacco smoking and other forms of tobacco use is high among aspiring physicians. Our findings highlight the need for better preventive education programs at medical schools, not only to protect the health of aspiring physicians but also to help them meet the challenge posed by this new epidemic. |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, Tobacco productsSmokingEducation, medical, undergraduateHealth knowledge, attitudes, practice OBJECTIVE: Water-pipe tobacco smoking is becoming increasingly more common among young people. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the use of water pipes and other forms of tobacco use, including cigarette smoking, among medical students, as well as to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of those students regarding this issue. METHODS: We administered a questionnaire to students enrolled in the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, in São Paulo, Brazil. The respondents were evaluated in their third and sixth years of medical school, between 2008 and 2013. Comparisons were drawn between the two years. RESULTS: We evaluated 586 completed questionnaires. Overall, the prevalence of current cigarette smokers was low, with a decline among males (9.78% vs. 5.26%) and an increase among females (1.43% vs. 2.65%) in the 3rd and 6th year, respectively. All respondents believed that health professionals should advise patients to quit smoking. However, few of the medical students who smoked received physician advice to quit. Experimentation with other forms of tobacco use was more common among males (p<0.0001). Despite their knowledge of its harmful effects, students experimented with water-pipe tobacco smoking in high proportions (47.32% and 46.75% of the third- and sixth-year students, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of experimentation with water-pipe tobacco smoking and other forms of tobacco use is high among aspiring physicians. Our findings highlight the need for better preventive education programs at medical schools, not only to protect the health of aspiring physicians but also to help them meet the challenge posed by this new epidemic. Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia2014-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000200102Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia v.40 n.2 2014reponame:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (SBPT)instacron:SBPT10.1590/S1806-37132014000200002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMartins,Stella ReginaPaceli,Renato BatistaBussacos,Marco AntônioFernandes,Frederico Leon ArrabalPrado,Gustavo FaibischewLombardi,Elisa Maria SiqueiraTerra-Filho,MárioSantos,Ubiratan Paulaeng2015-08-24T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1806-37132014000200102Revistahttp://www.jornaldepneumologia.com.br/default.aspONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||jbp@jbp.org.br|| jpneumo@jornaldepneumologia.com.br1806-37561806-3713opendoar:2015-08-24T00:00Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (SBPT)false |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, Martins,Stella Regina Tobacco products Smoking Education, medical, undergraduate Health knowledge, attitudes, practice |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, |
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Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil, |
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Martins,Stella Regina |
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Martins,Stella Regina Paceli,Renato Batista Bussacos,Marco Antônio Fernandes,Frederico Leon Arrabal Prado,Gustavo Faibischew Lombardi,Elisa Maria Siqueira Terra-Filho,Mário Santos,Ubiratan Paula |
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Paceli,Renato Batista Bussacos,Marco Antônio Fernandes,Frederico Leon Arrabal Prado,Gustavo Faibischew Lombardi,Elisa Maria Siqueira Terra-Filho,Mário Santos,Ubiratan Paula |
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Martins,Stella Regina Paceli,Renato Batista Bussacos,Marco Antônio Fernandes,Frederico Leon Arrabal Prado,Gustavo Faibischew Lombardi,Elisa Maria Siqueira Terra-Filho,Mário Santos,Ubiratan Paula |
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Tobacco products Smoking Education, medical, undergraduate Health knowledge, attitudes, practice |
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Tobacco products Smoking Education, medical, undergraduate Health knowledge, attitudes, practice |
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OBJECTIVE: Water-pipe tobacco smoking is becoming increasingly more common among young people. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the use of water pipes and other forms of tobacco use, including cigarette smoking, among medical students, as well as to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of those students regarding this issue. METHODS: We administered a questionnaire to students enrolled in the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, in São Paulo, Brazil. The respondents were evaluated in their third and sixth years of medical school, between 2008 and 2013. Comparisons were drawn between the two years. RESULTS: We evaluated 586 completed questionnaires. Overall, the prevalence of current cigarette smokers was low, with a decline among males (9.78% vs. 5.26%) and an increase among females (1.43% vs. 2.65%) in the 3rd and 6th year, respectively. All respondents believed that health professionals should advise patients to quit smoking. However, few of the medical students who smoked received physician advice to quit. Experimentation with other forms of tobacco use was more common among males (p<0.0001). Despite their knowledge of its harmful effects, students experimented with water-pipe tobacco smoking in high proportions (47.32% and 46.75% of the third- and sixth-year students, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of experimentation with water-pipe tobacco smoking and other forms of tobacco use is high among aspiring physicians. Our findings highlight the need for better preventive education programs at medical schools, not only to protect the health of aspiring physicians but also to help them meet the challenge posed by this new epidemic. |
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