Differences of Smoking Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Between Medical and Non-medical Students

Han, Min-yan; Chen, Wei‐Qing; Wen, Xiaozhong; Liang, Caihua; Ling, Wenhua

doi:10.1007/s12529-010-9140-7

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“…Significantly lower results were achieved in engineering students -Construction (4.46 sten), National Security (4.60 sten), Logistics (5.94). Similar results were obtained in our previous studies [18,19] and studies of other authors [20][21][22][23][24]. The higher level of health behavior in the group of health-oriented students raises the question whether this result is a consequence of the study program, or vice versa -young people with more awareness of health behaviors choose the appropriate fields of study.…”

Section: Baltic Journal Of Health and Physical Activity 2017;9(4):147supporting

confidence: 89%

Health behaviors in early adulthood

Weber‐Rajek¹,

Lulińska–Kuklik²,

Radzimińska³

et al. 2017

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Section: Baltic Journal Of Health and Physical Activity 2017;9(4):147supporting

confidence: 89%

Health behaviors in early adulthood

Weber‐Rajek¹,

Lulińska–Kuklik²,

Radzimińska³

et al. 2017

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“…Earlier studies also showed low smoking-related knowledge and inappropriate attitudes towards SHS exposure among smokers and nonsmokers in China [20–22]. Our findings also shows that parents are aware of the importance of restricting children's exposure to SHS but take inappropriate strategies to prevent SHS at home or in the car, such as opening a window or a door, smoking in a separate room, and using air purifier.…”

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confidence: 66%

Addressing Parental Smoking in Pediatric Settings of Chinese Hospitals: A Qualitative Study of Parents

Abdullah

Liao

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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This study explored factors associated with SHS exposure from parental smoking in Chinese families and assessed nature of antismoking discussions parents had with their children's pediatricians and how pediatricians might best engage with parents in an effort to reduce children's exposure to SHS. Six focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted among 33 Chinese parents attending six major hospitals in Guangxi province, China. Most participants (32/33) had family members who smoke, and only 21% had strict restriction on smoking at home. Some parents did not know about health consequences of smoking and effects of SHS exposure on children. Situations that made it especially hard to avoid the child's SHS exposure were having an elderly smoker at home and having a visitor who smoked. Only few parents were asked by pediatricians about child's exposure to SHS at home, but only when child's illness was related to smoking. Parents believed that suggestions coming from pediatricians about smoke-free home and parental quitting would be acceptable to parents and other household members. The findings provide insight into SHS exposure reduction effort among Chinese parents and underscore the demand for pediatrician's engagement in addressing parental tobacco use.

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“…No association between cigarette smoking and mental health and well-being in the current study was observed. Smoking habits are regularly underreported [18], an issue which may be skewing the results of this study.…”

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Positive Mental Health and Well-Being among a Third Level Student Population

et al. 2013

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IntroductionMuch research on the health and well-being of third level students is focused on poor mental health leading to a dearth of information on positive mental health and well-being. Recently, the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS) was developed as a measurement of positive mental health and well-being. The aim of this research is to investigate the distribution and determinants of positive mental health and well-being in a large, broadly representative sample of third level students using WEMWBS.MethodsUndergraduate students from one large third level institution were sampled using probability proportional to size sampling. Questionnaires were distributed to students attending lectures in the randomly selected degrees. A total of 2,332 self-completed questionnaires were obtained, yielding a response rate of 51% based on students registered to relevant modules and 84% based on attendance. One-way ANOVAs and multivariate logistic regression were utilised to investigate factors associated with positive mental health and well-being.ResultsThe sample was predominantly female (62.66%), in first year (46.9%) and living in their parents’ house (42.4%) or in a rented house or flat (40.8%). In multivariate analysis adjusted for age and stratified by gender, no significant differences in WEMWBS score were observed by area of study, alcohol, smoking or drug use. WEMWBS scores were higher among male students with low levels of physical activity (p=0.04). Men and women reporting one or more sexual partners (p<0.001) were also more likely to report above average mental health and well-being.ConclusionThis is the first study to examine positive mental health and well-being scores in a third level student sample using WEMWBS. The findings suggest that students with a relatively adverse health and lifestyle profile have higher than average mental health and well-being. To confirm these results, this work needs to be replicated across other third level institutions.

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Differences of Smoking Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Between Medical and Non-medical Students

Abstract: Medical students have higher smoking-related knowledge, stronger anti-smoking attitude, and lower prevalence of regular smoking than non-medical college students of similar age, which may be associated with medical professional education.

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Health behaviors in early adulthood

Health behaviors in early adulthood

Addressing Parental Smoking in Pediatric Settings of Chinese Hospitals: A Qualitative Study of Parents

Positive Mental Health and Well-Being among a Third Level Student Population

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