Association between Parental and Student Smoking Behaviour in a Brazilian Medical School

Paine, Patricia; Amaral, J. A.; Pereira, Maúrício Gomes

doi:10.1093/ije/14.2.330

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“…(6) These data reinforce the fact that students attending courses in the area of health show a higher level of awareness regarding the hazards of smoking. (20,23) Various smoking prevalence studies conducted in other countries have presented different characteristics from those found in Brazil.…”

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“…(6)(7)(8)(20)(21)(22) The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of smoking among university students attending courses in the areas of health, human sciences and exact sciences in order to obtain a diverse sample that would represent the smoking profile of the distinct courses.…”

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“…(5) Several studies conducted in Brazil (6)(7)(8)(9) and around the world (10)(11)(12) show that the smoking habit is acquired early. Among the current population of adult Brazilian smokers, 80% report having started smoking before the age of eighteen.…”

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Prevalência e características do tabagismo em jovens da Universidade de Brasília

Andrade¹,

Bernardo²,

Viegas³

et al. 2006

J. bras. pneumol.

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of smoking and to describe the profile and smoking habits of students attending the Universidade de Brasília (University of Brasília) in Brasília, Brazil. Methods: A total of 1341 students responded to a smoking questionnaire, adapted from the World Health Organization questionnaire, including questions directed at smokers, former smokers and nonsmokers. Twenty different courses in the areas of health, exact sciences and human sciences were evaluated. The students included in the study were duly enrolled in day courses and were evaluated during the second semester of 2003. Results: The overall prevalence of smoking was 14.7%. Approximately 80.8% of the students were nonsmokers, and 4.5% were former smokers. In the study sample, 57.3% of the students were male. No significant difference (p > 0.05) in the prevalence of smoking was observed in terms of gender or class year. The mean age of the study population was 21.6 ± 3.6 years, and the mean age at which the smoking habit was acquired was 17 ± 2.8 years. The percentage of smokers was higher in the Geology, Communication, and History courses (32.9, 26.3 and 24.4%, respectively). Mean consumption was 7.5 cigarettes per day. The majority (72.6%) of the students used commercial cigarettes rather than other types of tobacco. Conclusion: The high prevalence of smoking observed in the present study is similar to that reported for other universities and indicates the need for smoking control policies in university environments.

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Prevalência e características do tabagismo em jovens da Universidade de Brasília

Andrade¹,

Bernardo²,

Viegas³

et al. 2006

J. bras. pneumol.

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“…This is consistent with the findings of studies from Japan, 24 Spain 25 and Saudi Arabia 26 that have shown smoking rates of students to be strongly related to the number of their friends who smoke. Furthermore, two other studies 27,28 reported that the majority of smokers began the habit in imitation of friends, co-workers or family members. In the current study, females who have a smoking parent, friend or sibling are at greater risk of acquiring this habit.…”

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Smoking Among Females Attending a Health Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AlFaris

Al-Rajhi

Al-Nour

1995

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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Smoking is now the most important preventable cause of death in the industrialized world.1,2 Although tobacco consumption in the Western world has declined over the last 20 years, 3 recent figures show that the rate of cigarette smoking among 15-to 24-year-old females in the European community is nearly as high as that among men and it is projected to exceed that among men by the latter part of the 1990s.4 -5 One factor to account for this trend is that the tobacco industry is targeting females through females' magazines. 6 On the other hand, the prevalence of smoking among females in the developing countries is still low, not exceeding 10%, 7 but is increasing rapidly, particularly among the young, 8 due in part to the aggressive marketing of tobacco companies. 9,10 Studies in different sectors of the Saudi community have shown a significantly larger proportion of smokers among males than females. In 1991, Felimban 11 showed that the prevalence of smoking was 8.6% and 11.6% among medical and nonmedical Saudi female university students respectively. The figures for male students in medical 12 and other colleges 13 were much higher at 33% and 37% respectively. Besides, in Riyadh 38% of male physicians and 16% of female physicians were current smokers.14 The aim of this study is to describe the pattern of smoking among females visiting a Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) in Riyadh and to explore the reasons for and certain predictive factors of smoking. It is hoped that such information will be helpful in planning strategies and activities aimed at reducing smoking among females in Saudi Arabia. Subjects and MethodsThe study population consisted of females selected randomly from those attending Olaya/Sulaimania PHCC in Riyadh during October and November 1993. Only females age 12 years or more were included. Out of 530 females who were asked to participate in the study, 506 agreed to participate (a response rate of 95%). Data CollectionA self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The questionnaire was a modified Arabic version of the standard form designed by the WHO for surveys on smoking.5 A letter of introduction was attached to each questionnaire, stating the objoctives of the study, emphasizing both the confidentiality of the information and that the collected data will be used for scientific purposes only. The questionnaire was anonymous (no identification possible) and was distributed in the waiting area by a research assistant. While the females were filling out the questionnaires, the research assistant was available to answer queries and to collect and check the questionnaires for completeness. The questions were read to illiterate patients either by accompanying literate relatives or by the research assistant. All 506 females complied with filling out the questionnaire. The reliability of the self-reported answers was checked by looking for any inconsistency of answers with the aid of a computer and, as a result, eight questionnaires were excluded, leaving 498 to be included in anal...

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“…Dos entrevistados, 21,6% eram fumantes regulares e 7,3% ex-fumantes, mas não havia associação entre o tabagismo dos pais e o hábito de fumar dos filhos. Numa investigação específica sobre a associação do hábito de fumar entre os estudantes de Medicina de Brasília e seus pais, feita anteriormente por PAINE et al (14) , também não foi encontrada essa relação.…”

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A prevalência do tabagismo entre estudantes de graduação da escola de enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo

Oguisso

Seki

2001

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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RESUMO INTRODUÇÃONa vida moderna, o fumo está se tornando um hábito comum entre pessoas de ambos os sexos e de todas as idades. A World Health Organization (24) ou, Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) alerta que, em todo o mundo há mais de um bilhão de fumantes; e que em países industrializados 41% dos homens e 21% das mulheres fumam cigarros regularmente e nos países em desenvolvimento essa relação é de 50% de homens para 8% de mulheres, mas que o número de mulheres fumantes está aumentando em muitos países. A cada ano 6 bilhões de cigarros são consumidos. Enquanto nos países industrializados houve uma queda no consumo anual de cigarros, de 2800 unidades por adulto no inicio da década de 80 para 2400 no inicio da década de 90, nos países menos industrializados, o que constitui três quartos da população mundial, o consumo por adulto aumentou de 1150 para 1400 cigarros por ano e continua a crescer 1,7% por ano.

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Association between Parental and Student Smoking Behaviour in a Brazilian Medical School

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Prevalência e características do tabagismo em jovens da Universidade de Brasília

Prevalência e características do tabagismo em jovens da Universidade de Brasília

Smoking Among Females Attending a Health Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A prevalência do tabagismo entre estudantes de graduação da escola de enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo

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