Opinions of dental students toward tobacco cessation intervention in the United Arab Emirates

Rahman, Betul; Hawas, Nuha; Rahman, Muhammed Mustahsen

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“…This study showed that the overall prevalence of regular smoking among the respondents in our study was lower than reported for dental students in other countries [13, 29–35]. Consistent with previous studies, regular smoking was more prevalent among men than among women [13, 29–35]. Previous studies have indicated that the harmful effects of smoking during pregnancy on maternal and fetal health are well recognized among women in Japan and the United States [36, 37].…”

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Associations of smoking behavior with lifestyle and mental health among Japanese dental students

Fujita

Maki

2018

BMC Med Educ

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Background Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, mental stress leads to smoking in dental students. We believe that dentists, as health professionals, should set an example for the public. Therefore, this study determined the prevalence of and factors associated with regular smoking among Japanese dental students. We also surveyed their attitudes regarding smoking cessation and how to counsel smokers about quitting. Methods We collected demographic and behavioral data from 453 students at Kyushu Dental University, and evaluated their mental health with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12). We also asked them nine questions related to their intentions to counsel smokers about quitting. A multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with smoking. Results Fifty-two (11.5%) of the dental students smoked. Univariate analyses indicated that male gender, higher academic year, greater number of times eating out per day, alcohol consumption, prevalence of skipping breakfast, poor health, and poor sleep habits were significantly associated with regular smoking. Regular smokers were less likely to have GHQ 12 scores ≥4. On multivariate analysis, male gender (OR = 5.449, 95% CI = 1.851–16.040), sixth year students (OR = 21.971, 95% CI = 1.686–286.290), eating out two or more times a day (OR = 2.492, 95% CI = 1.165–5.331), drinking alcohol three or more times per week (OR = 9.484, 95% CI = 3.335–26.970), and GHQ 12 score ≥ 4 (OR = 0.339, 95% CI = 0.136–0.845) were significantly associated with regular smoking. Overall, 50.1% of the non-smokers and 71.2% of the regular smokers responded that patients’ chances of quitting smoking are not increased when a dentist advises them to quit. Conclusions Regular smoking was strongly associated with male gender, higher academic year, alcohol consumption, and higher frequency of eating out per day. Mental health status among regular smokers was better than that among non-current smokers. Furthermore, we found that more than half of dental students have inadequate attitudes to advise their patients to quit smoking. It is necessary to develop educational programs regarding smoking for dental students.

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Associations of smoking behavior with lifestyle and mental health among Japanese dental students

Fujita

Maki

2018

BMC Med Educ

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“…Most importantly, smoking cessation interventions are a cost-effective way of reducing ill-health and preserving life. Of the five studies reporting tobacco cessation intervention, all were cross-sectional studies 16 , 18 - 20 except one which included a case-control study conducted in Abu Dhabi. 17 The interventional study explored the most readily available and common interventions that take the form of brief interventions/health education on tobacco cessation, 18 - 20 telephone counseling, group behavior therapy programs, and individual behavioral counseling.…”

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Tobacco Smoking Prevalence, Health Risk, and Cessation in the UAE

Razzak¹,

Harbi²,

Ahli³

2020

Oman Med J

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Objectives Tobacco smoking is a major public health concern and a leading cause of preventable death. We sought to review epidemiological studies available on the prevalence of tobacco use, the associated health effects, and interventions that have undergone evaluation concerning smoking cessation and prevention in the UAE. Methods An electronic search of the PubMed and Scopus databases was conducted using appropriate keywords for articles published between 2007 and 2017. We included all English-language articles in addition to research articles on the UAE populations (including both citizens and expatriates). Results Fourteen articles were included, of which 11 were cross-sectional studies, one was a cohort longitudinal study, one was quasi-experimental, and one case-control study. Our results suggest that current smoking prevalence estimates vary widely. This is the first study in the region to review the smoking prevalence, health risk, and interventions in the UAE. Conclusions UAE Government demonstrated excellent efforts by raising the cost of smoking through taxation, mounting sustained social marketing campaigns, and ensuring that health professionals routinely advise smokers to stop smoking accompanied by behavioral and pharmacological support for cessation. Hence, future research should be more focused on evaluating the outcome and impact of current anti-smoking campaigns.

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“…Studies from Bahrain encourage efforts to integrate knowledge about the health effects of tobacco smoking in the medical curriculum [ 8 , 32 , 33 ]. Further, a study from the region recently recommended that even dental students, who also have a high level of interaction with their smoking patients, need to be given training on counselling skills so that they may also use their encounters with their patients towards helping them quit tobacco [ 34 ]. A previous study on the knowledge of medical students on cigarette smoking hazards reported that although students were knowledgeable about the hazards, they were uncertain about their role in counselling patients to quit tobacco smoking [ 8 ].…”

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Knowledge of health professional students on waterpipe tobacco smoking: curricula implications

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BackgroundTobacco prevention research traditionally focuses upon cigarette smoking, but there is also a need to implement and evaluate the usefulness of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) interventions since it is considered less harmful than cigarettes. This study aimed to assess the impact of an educational intervention on WTS knowledge of health professional students in three academic health institutions in Bahrain.MethodsA quasi-experimental design was used to include medical students from the Arabian Gulf University, medical and nursing students from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Bahrain and nursing students from the University of Bahrain. Two hundred fifty students participated in the three phases of the study during October 2015–June 2016 from an original sample of 335. The participants answered knowledge questions on WTS before and after an intervention, which included a lecture by an expert and a video on the awareness about the health hazards of WTS.ResultsThe mean age of starting cigarette and WTS was 16.8 ± 2.8 and 17.5 ± 1.7 years, respectively. The prevalence of ever smoking any type of tobacco among students was 22.4% (medical 25.8% and nursing 37.5%) and that of WTS, 17.7% (medical 20.0%, nursing 13.6%). The prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 9.6% among medical and nursing students combined with 10.3 and 8.5% for medical and nursing students, respectively. WTS was prevalent at a proportion of 6.8% among medical and nursing students combined with 6.5% in medical and 14.8% in nursing students. The university curriculum as the main source of knowledge on WTS increased from 14.2 to 33.3% after the intervention (p < 0.005). Knowledge about the hazards of WTS increased in 16 of the 20 statements. The difference in overall knowledge score was significant (p < 0.05) for nursing (77. 5 ± 1.5 vs 85.8 ± 2.2) compared to medical students (85.3 ± 1.0 vs 87.3 ± 0.9) after the intervention.ConclusionsOur educational intervention with health professional students improved their knowledge about the health effects of WTS. Medical and nursing institutions may consider using various methods such as informative videos and expert lectures to include in their teaching curricula as part of WTS prevention strategies.

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Opinions of dental students toward tobacco cessation intervention in the United Arab Emirates

Abstract: A comprehensive tobacco cessation education and training program should be included in dental schools' curriculum in the UAE to further improve student confidence in providing tobacco cessation services to their patients.

Cited by 6 publications

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Associations of smoking behavior with lifestyle and mental health among Japanese dental students

Associations of smoking behavior with lifestyle and mental health among Japanese dental students

Tobacco Smoking Prevalence, Health Risk, and Cessation in the UAE

Knowledge of health professional students on waterpipe tobacco smoking: curricula implications

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