An international review of tobacco smoking in the medical profession: 1974–2004

Smith, Derek; Leggat, Peter A.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-115

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“…In addition, most studies involving the general population, (12) as well as most of those involving health professionals, (6,14) report that tobacco consumption is more common in males. Even though the prevalence of smoking has been decreasing in men and increasing in women, it remains significantly higher in males.…”

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“…most studies, the subjects are categorized as smokers or nonsmokers, whereas others include the category of occasional tobacco use. (6,14) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the WHO define (young) current smokers as individuals who smoked for at least one day in the past 30 days, (15) therefore including occasional smokers in this category. In a popuof smoking at the UPF was found to be higher that the rates reported in similar studies carried out at other medical schools in Brazil: 14% at the University of Brasília in 2003 (13) ; 5.6% at the University of São Paulo in 1996 (7) ; and 10.1% at the University of Pelotas in 2002.…”

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Prevalência e fatores associados ao tabagismo em estudantes de medicina de uma universidade em Passo Fundo (RS)

2009

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with smoking among medical students, as well as to evaluate the profile of this group. Methods: A total of 316 medical students (98.7% of the total) at the University of Passo Fundo, in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil, completed a self-report questionnaire with questions on tobacco intake and on attitudes related to smoking. In accordance with the World Health Organization guidelines, the students were classified as daily smokers, occasional smokers, former smokers or nonsmokers, those in the two first categories being considered active smokers. Results: We found that 16.5% of the students were active smokers (daily smokers, 5.4%; occasional smokers, 11.1%) and that 3.5% were former smokers. The mean age was 22.2 ± 2.4 years. Factors significantly associated with the smoking habit (p < 0.05) were male gender, paternal smoking, regular alcohol consumption and use of antidepressants or anxiolytics. For the majority (69.2%) of the smokers, the age at smoking onset was 15-19 years of age, and the main motivations to start smoking were selfinitiative and influence of friends. The conceptualization of smoking as an illness was significantly higher among the nonsmokers. In 70.6% of the smokers, tobacco intake was 1-10 cigarettes a day. Among the smokers, 92.3% agreed that smoking is harmful to health, 67.3% had tried to quit smoking, 96.0% believed themselves able to do so, and 87.2% intended to quit smoking. Conclusions: The prevalence of smoking remains significant among medical students. Therefore, it is fundamental that we develop more effective strategies for smoking prevention and cessation in order to reduce the number of smokers among future doctors. Keywords:Smoking; Prevalence; Students, medical; Behavior. ResumoObjetivo: Verificar a prevalência e fatores associados ao tabagismo entre os acadêmicos de medicina e avaliar o perfil desse grupo. Métodos: Responderam a um questionário autoaplicável, contendo perguntas sobre consumo e atitudes relacionadas ao tabagismo, 316 acadêmicos de medicina (98,7% do total) da Universidade de Passo Fundo. Segundo recomendações da Organização Mundial da Saúde, os estudantes foram classificados em fumantes diários, fumantes ocasionais, ex-fumantes ou não-fumantes, sendo considerados fumantes ativos os nas duas primeiras categorias. Resultados: Observou-se que 16,5% dos acadêmicos eram fumantes ativos (5,4% diários e 11,1% ocasionais) e 3,5% eram ex-fumantes. A média de idade foi 22,2 ± 2,4 anos. Os fatores significativamente associados ao tabagismo (p < 0,05) foram sexo masculino, pai fumante, uso regular de bebidas alcoólicas e uso de antidepressivos ou ansiolíticos. Verificou-se que 69,2% dos fumantes iniciaram o tabagismo entre 15 e 19 anos, tendo como principais motivações a vontade própria e/ou a influência de amigos. A conceituação do tabagismo como doença foi significativamente maior entre os não-fumantes. Quanto à carga tabágica, 70,6% dos fumantes consumiam 1-10 cigarros por dia. Entre os fumantes...

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Prevalência e fatores associados ao tabagismo em estudantes de medicina de uma universidade em Passo Fundo (RS)

2009

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“…Diğer rolü ise sigara içme-yerek örnek olmasıdır. Oysa alanda yapılmış çalışmalar hekimlerin sigara kullanımının ciddi boyutlarda olduğuna işaret etmektedir [5,6]. Ülkemizde yapılan çeşitli çalışma-larda hekimlerde sigara içme oranlarının %37.5 ile %45.8 arasında değiştiği görülmektedir [7][8][9].…”

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Tobacco Smoking and its Effect on Quality of Life of Medical Students in Ondokuz Mayıs University

Kartal¹,

Mıdık²,

Buyukakkus³

2012

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Amaç: Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından dünyanın en hızlı yayılan ve en uzun süren salgını olarak tanımlanan sigara içimi hekimler arasında olduğu kadar hekim adayları arasında da oldukça yaygındır. Gereç ve Bulgular:Öğrenciler arasında sigara içme sıklığı %29.1'dir. Günde içilen ortalama sigara sayısı 14.13±6.67 olarak bulunmuştur. Sigaraya başlama yaşı 17.18±2.77 yıldır. Düzenli sigara içen 110 öğrencinin sigaraya başlama nedenleri arasında ilk sırayı "çevre ve arkadaş ortamı" almaktadır. Bu öğrencilerden 63'ü en az bir kez sigarayı bırakmayı denemiş, %10'u yüksek, %32.7'si orta ve %16.4'ü hafif düzeyde bağımlı bulunmuştur. Erkek öğrencilerin sadece bedensel alan puanları kız öğrencilere göre anlamlı (p=0.025) olarak daha yüksektir. Sigara içen öğrencilerin tüm alanlarda puanları düşük bulunurken, bu durum ruhsal (p=0.045) ve çevresel alanlarda (p=0.010 ve p=0.003) anlamlıdır. Nikotin bağımlılığı olan öğrencilerin yaşam kalitesinin tüm alanlarında düşük puan aldıkları tespit edilmiştir. Bu durum ruhsal (p=0.039) ve sosyal (p=0.039) alanlarda istatistiksel olarak anlamlıdır. Material and Method:This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study to determine the tobacco smoking and its effect on the quality of life of medical students in Ondokuz Mayıs University.

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“…Although only 17 gastroenterology fellowship programs (11.11%) in this study had a non-smoker hiring policy, such policies significantly and adversely affect %USMG, even with a low prevalence of smokers among US medical students [19,20]. Such a contradiction raises concerns regarding the validity of self-reported use of tobacco products among physicians in organizations with non-smoking policies.…”

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Association between proportion of US medical graduates and program characteristics in gastroenterology fellowships

Atsawarungruangkit

2017

Medical Education Online

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Background: Gastroenterology is one of the most competitive internal medicine fellowship. However, factors that associated with program competitiveness have not been documented. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between characteristics of gastroenterology fellowship programs and their competitiveness through the proportion of US medical graduates for the academic year 2016/17. Design: This study used a retrospective, cross-sectional design with data obtained from the American Medical Association. The proportion of US medical graduates in gastroenterology fellowships was used as an indicator of program competitiveness. Using both univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses, we analyzed the association between the proportion of medical graduates in each program and 27 program characteristics based on a significance level of 0.05. Results: In total, 153 out of 171 gastroenterology fellowship programs satisfied the inclusion criteria. A multivariate analysis revealed that a higher proportion of US medical graduates was significantly associated with five program characteristics: that it was a university-based program (p < 0.001), the ratio of full-time paid faculty to fellow positions (p < 0.001), the proportion of females in the program (p = 0.002), location in the Pacific region (p = 0.039), and a non-smoker hiring policy (p = 0.042). Conclusions: Among the five significant factors, being university based, located in the Pacific, and having a non-smoker hiring policy were likely to remain unchanged over a long period. However, program directors and candidates should pay attention to equivalence between full-time paid faculty and fellowship positions, and the proportion of women in the program. The former indicates the level of supervision while the latter has become increasingly important owing to the higher proportion of women in medicine.

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An international review of tobacco smoking in the medical profession: 1974–2004

Cited by 157 publications

References 105 publications

Prevalência e fatores associados ao tabagismo em estudantes de medicina de uma universidade em Passo Fundo (RS)

Prevalência e fatores associados ao tabagismo em estudantes de medicina de uma universidade em Passo Fundo (RS)

Tobacco Smoking and its Effect on Quality of Life of Medical Students in Ondokuz Mayıs University

Association between proportion of US medical graduates and program characteristics in gastroenterology fellowships

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