Antismoking Education for Medical Students

Kawane, Hiroshi

doi:10.1378/chest.101.5.1480-a

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“…In its preamble, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) emphasises the vital contribution of participation of health professional bodies, training and healthcare institutions in tobacco control efforts 6. Health professionals who smoke also send an ambiguous message to patients whom they have encouraged to cease smoking 6 7…”

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“…The prevalence of smoking among medical students has been found to vary widely from country to country. In a systematic review of the literature, Smith and Leggat8 concluded that the prevalence of smoking among male medical students ranged between 3% in the USA13 and 58% in Japan 7. Smith and Leggat8 also observed marked differences in smoking rates between males and females, with male students generally having higher rates.…”

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Cross-sectional survey: smoking among medical, pharmacy, dental and nursing students, University of Health Sciences, Lao PDR

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ObjectivesTo investigate the prevalence of and attitudes to smoking among third year medical, pharmacy, dentistry and nursing students in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).DesignA cross-sectional survey conducted among third year university level, health professional students. The survey used a self-administered questionnaire which was originally developed by WHO, and modified to suit the setting.SettingThe setting was the University of Health Sciences in Vientiane, the capital of Lao PDR. Participants were recruited from the Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing. At the time of the survey, 521 third year students were enrolled.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome measure was prevalence of current cigarette smoking and other tobacco use. Smoking status was categorised as: current smoker, ex-smoker and non-smoker with current smokers defined as those who had smoked cigarettes or used other tobacco on one or more days during the previous 30 days.ResultsIn total, 506 respondents completed the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 97.1% to 98.5% across the different faculties. Overall smoking prevalence was 5.07% (95% CI 3.2% to 7.1%), which is lower than previously reported national prevalence rates. Women reported smoking less than men did (OR=0.56, 95% CI=0.013 to 0.242; p=0.003). The majority of students supported tobacco control measures. The number of people who reported receiving formal training in tobacco cessation counselling ranged from 10.9% (95% CI 5.3% to 19.1%) among nursing students to 51.1% (95% CI 40.4% to 61.7%) among medical students.ConclusionsSmoking prevalence among this cohort was relatively low. Students were supportive of tobacco control policies. Further research is needed to understand what is working in this context, in order to apply lessons learnt in similar settings. In the meantime, health professional students should be provided health education to discourage tobacco use. Information on tobacco control policies needs to be more widely disseminated.

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Cross-sectional survey: smoking among medical, pharmacy, dental and nursing students, University of Health Sciences, Lao PDR

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“…From literature review it appears that smoking rates among male medical students range between 3 % in the United States and 58 % in Japan. 40,41 Smoking prevalence rates below 10 % of the medical student population were shown to occur in Australia (4-6%), China (6%), India (7%), Thailand (7%), the US (7%) and Malaysia (9%). 40,[42][43][44][45][46][47] Marked differences in smoking rates were found by gender in almost all studies, with male students generally having the higher rates.…”

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Understanding of Tobacco and Lung Cancer Among Medical Students in Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS)

Khatiwada

Kayastha

Pant

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Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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“…Health workers who smoke send an ambivalent message to patients whom they are, in fact, encouraging to stop smoking [15,55]. There is a higher probability that health workers who smoke will have attitudes that prevent them from advising patients against smoking [56].…”

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Frequency of tobacco use and the attitudes of health professions students on tobacco use in Montenegro: Global health professions student survey in Montenegro

Ramčilović¹,

Ćatić²,

Kujundžić³

2022

Srpski medicinski časopis Lekarske komore

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Introduction: Health professionals play a significant role in advising patients on the harmful effects of tobacco on human health and on the ways of abandoning this bad habit. However, tobacco consumption is also a challenge for health professionals themselves, as well as for medical students. Aim: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking among students of health sciences in Montenegro, as well as to examine their attitudes related to tobacco control mechanisms. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of the Global Health Professions Student Survey, which was conducted by the Ministry of Health of Montenegro, in the period between October 2010 and March 2011. Results: In the 30 days preceding the survey, 25% of respondents had used tobacco. During the year preceding the survey, 38% smokers had consumed cigarettes on school premises. Of the respondents, 44.6% of smokers and 52.9% of non-smokers had been taught on the subject of the importance of providing educational material to patients, as a form of support to smoking cessation, but only 35% of smokers and 28% of non-smokers had received formal training on how to instruct patients to give up smoking. A total of 63.7% smokers and 81.7% non-smokers (p < 0.001) expressed the belief that health professionals who smoked cigarettes were less suited to advise patients on smoking cessation. There was a 70% lower probability that sixth year students would support the above stated attitude. Also, there was a 40% lower probability that the same attitude would be supported by students who felt that smoking in restaurants should not be banned in restaurants, and a 50% lower probability that this attitude would be supported by those students who believed that health workers do not need special training in smoking cessation techniques. Conclusion: The study showed that it was necessary to improve the curricula at health sciences faculties and improve formal training on the harmful effects of tobacco on human health, as well as to improve the training for acquiring evidence-based smoking cessation skills, which would have an indirect effect of reducing tobacco use among students.

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Antismoking Education for Medical Students

Cited by 5 publications

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Cross-sectional survey: smoking among medical, pharmacy, dental and nursing students, University of Health Sciences, Lao PDR

Cross-sectional survey: smoking among medical, pharmacy, dental and nursing students, University of Health Sciences, Lao PDR

Understanding of Tobacco and Lung Cancer Among Medical Students in Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS)

Frequency of tobacco use and the attitudes of health professions students on tobacco use in Montenegro: Global health professions student survey in Montenegro

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