1992
DOI: 10.1016/s0213-9111(92)71093-0
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El tabaquismo en los estudiantes de enfermería: prevalencia, actitudes y conocimientos

Abstract: The purpose of this study has been to evaluate the prevalence of smoking habit, knowledge on the adverse health effects and attitudes towards it among nurses students in their three years of study (University School of Girona). A self-administrated questionnaire was used. A total of 135 questionnaires were answered (88%) from an estimated available population of 154 students (94% females with 21 years old of mean age). The prevalence of current smoking was 34.3%; ex smokers 23.3% and non smokers 42.5%. The mea… Show more

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“…Distribution of students with "sufficient knowledge" of the link between health problems and air polluted by tobacco smoke, organized by campus and year of study. like most studies carried out among health science students [9,10,15,24,29,[32][33][34][35], where consumption did have an influence regarding these sections.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…Distribution of students with "sufficient knowledge" of the link between health problems and air polluted by tobacco smoke, organized by campus and year of study. like most studies carried out among health science students [9,10,15,24,29,[32][33][34][35], where consumption did have an influence regarding these sections.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Indeed, the correct training at university leads to health professionals developing interventions effective against tobacco use [4][5][6][7][8]. In Spain, students of health sciences are not normally the subject of studies on tobacco consumption, such studies that have been made relying on small populations [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. In general, the prevalence and distribution of smokers among students of health sciences vary by country and the duration of studies [16,17].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%