Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: Smoking is a serious problem that has a devastating impact on health. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia, as well as to determine whether medical education has an impact on smoking. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Tbilisi State Medical University and Tbilisi State University, both of which are located in Tbilisi, Georgia. A total of 400 4th-year students (200 students at each university) were asked to complete standardized questionnaires. RESULTS: Of the sample as a whole, 48.75% were identified as smokers and 51.25% were identified as nonsmokers. The mean age was 20.24 years among smokers and 20.26 years among nonsmokers. Of the medical students, 49.5% were smokers, as were 48.0% of the non-medical students. The male-to-female ratio in the study population was 0.9:1.1. Smoking was found to have a strong relationship with gender, males accounting for 65% of all smokers. Of the smokers, 56.9% stated that they would like to quit smoking (for health or financial reasons). Of the medical students, 59.5% expressed a willingness to quit smoking, as did 54.2% of the non-medical students. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to improve smoking education for undergraduate students. Special attention should be given to the inclusion of anti-smoking education in undergraduate curricula, as well as to the implementation of smoking prevention campaigns at institutions of higher education. However, such measures will be effective only if tobacco control policies are strictly enforced on the national level as well. |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, GeorgiaAttitude to HealthSmokingStudents, MedicalPrevalence OBJECTIVE: Smoking is a serious problem that has a devastating impact on health. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia, as well as to determine whether medical education has an impact on smoking. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Tbilisi State Medical University and Tbilisi State University, both of which are located in Tbilisi, Georgia. A total of 400 4th-year students (200 students at each university) were asked to complete standardized questionnaires. RESULTS: Of the sample as a whole, 48.75% were identified as smokers and 51.25% were identified as nonsmokers. The mean age was 20.24 years among smokers and 20.26 years among nonsmokers. Of the medical students, 49.5% were smokers, as were 48.0% of the non-medical students. The male-to-female ratio in the study population was 0.9:1.1. Smoking was found to have a strong relationship with gender, males accounting for 65% of all smokers. Of the smokers, 56.9% stated that they would like to quit smoking (for health or financial reasons). Of the medical students, 59.5% expressed a willingness to quit smoking, as did 54.2% of the non-medical students. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to improve smoking education for undergraduate students. Special attention should be given to the inclusion of anti-smoking education in undergraduate curricula, as well as to the implementation of smoking prevention campaigns at institutions of higher education. However, such measures will be effective only if tobacco control policies are strictly enforced on the national level as well. Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia2013-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000500579Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia v.39 n.5 2013reponame:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (SBPT)instacron:SBPT10.1590/S1806-37132013000500008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChkhaidze,IvaneMaglakelidze,NinoMaglakelidze,TamazKhaltaev,Nikolaieng2013-12-03T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1806-37132013000500579Revistahttp://www.jornaldepneumologia.com.br/default.aspONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||jbp@jbp.org.br|| jpneumo@jornaldepneumologia.com.br1806-37561806-3713opendoar:2013-12-03T00:00Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (SBPT)false |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia Chkhaidze,Ivane Attitude to Health Smoking Students, Medical Prevalence |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Chkhaidze,Ivane |
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Chkhaidze,Ivane Maglakelidze,Nino Maglakelidze,Tamaz Khaltaev,Nikolai |
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Maglakelidze,Nino Maglakelidze,Tamaz Khaltaev,Nikolai |
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Chkhaidze,Ivane Maglakelidze,Nino Maglakelidze,Tamaz Khaltaev,Nikolai |
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Attitude to Health Smoking Students, Medical Prevalence |
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Attitude to Health Smoking Students, Medical Prevalence |
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OBJECTIVE: Smoking is a serious problem that has a devastating impact on health. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia, as well as to determine whether medical education has an impact on smoking. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Tbilisi State Medical University and Tbilisi State University, both of which are located in Tbilisi, Georgia. A total of 400 4th-year students (200 students at each university) were asked to complete standardized questionnaires. RESULTS: Of the sample as a whole, 48.75% were identified as smokers and 51.25% were identified as nonsmokers. The mean age was 20.24 years among smokers and 20.26 years among nonsmokers. Of the medical students, 49.5% were smokers, as were 48.0% of the non-medical students. The male-to-female ratio in the study population was 0.9:1.1. Smoking was found to have a strong relationship with gender, males accounting for 65% of all smokers. Of the smokers, 56.9% stated that they would like to quit smoking (for health or financial reasons). Of the medical students, 59.5% expressed a willingness to quit smoking, as did 54.2% of the non-medical students. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to improve smoking education for undergraduate students. Special attention should be given to the inclusion of anti-smoking education in undergraduate curricula, as well as to the implementation of smoking prevention campaigns at institutions of higher education. However, such measures will be effective only if tobacco control policies are strictly enforced on the national level as well. |
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