Smoking among male medical sciences students in Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Nazary, Ali A.; Ahmadi, Fazlollah; Vaismoradi, Mojtaba; Kaviani, Khodadad; Arezomandi, M.; Faghihzadeh, Soghrat

doi:10.26719/2010.16.2.156

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“…Nazary et al investigated the prevalence of cigarette smoking among all male medical sciences students in Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran [23]. Based on our results, the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among male dental students (26%) was almost twice as high as the prevalence found in that study (14%).…”

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Tobacco use among Iranian dental students: a national survey

Keshavarz¹,

Mr²,

Jafari³

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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A national survey was conducted to provide up-to-date data on current and ever use of tobacco among Iranian dental students. All 4th-year students of 8 randomly selected dental schools were surveyed anonymously in December 2010 using the Global Health Professions Student Survey questionnaire. Of 325 participants, 54.2% were ever users of tobacco products (73.0% of males versus 44.4% of females); 50.8% had used waterpipes, 34.2% cigarettes and 9.3% other products. The most common age at first use was 20-24 years for both sexes. Current tobacco use was reported by 20.6% of respondents, cigarette smoking by 10.8% and waterpipe smoking by 15.8%. Regression models showed that current cigarette and waterpipe smoking were significantly associated with male sex but not with type of dental school (state/private). Current waterpipe smoking was also associated with age at first experience. In view of the important role of dentists in tobacco control, the prevention of tobacco use should be stressed among Iranian dental students. Consommation de tabac des étudiants iraniens en odontologie: enquête nationaleRÉSUMÉ Une enquête nationale a été menée pour générer des données actualisées sur la consommation de tabac actuelle et passée des étudiants iraniens en odontologie. Tous les étudiants en quatrième année de huit écoles de médecine dentaire sélectionnées aléatoirement ont été interrogés de façon anonyme en décembre 2010 à l'aide du questionnaire de l'enquête mondiale auprès des étudiants des professions de la santé. Sur un total de 325 participants, 54,2 % avaient déjà utilisé des produits du tabac (73,0 % des hommes contre 44,4 % des femmes), 50,8 % avaient déjà utilisé des pipes à eau, 34,2 % avaient fumé des cigarettes et 9,2 % avaient consommé d'autres produits. L'âge le plus fréquent lors de la première consommation de tabac se situait entre 20 et 24 ans pour les deux sexes. Parmi les répondants, 20,6% ont déclaré consommer du tabac au moment de l'étude, 10,8 % et 15,8 % ont indiqué fumer des cigarettes et des pipes à eau respectivement. Selon des modèles de régression, la consommation de cigarettes et de pipes à eau au moment de l'étude était nettement associée au sexe masculin mais pas au statut public ou privé des écoles de médecine dentaire fréquentées. La consommation actuelle de pipe à eau était quant à elle associée à l'âge lors de la première expérience. Étant donné le rôle essentiel des dentistes dans la lutte contre le tabagisme, la prévention de la consommation de tabac devrait être mise en exergue auprès des étudiants iraniens en médecine dentaire. ‫ﺍﳌﺘﻮﺳﻂ‬ ‫ﻟﴩﻕ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﳌﺠﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﴩ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ‬ ‫ﺍﳌﺠﻠﺪ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬ 705

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confidence: 48%

Tobacco use among Iranian dental students: a national survey

Keshavarz¹,

Mr²,

Jafari³

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Although many researches are conducted in different countries, there have been few researches on cigarette smoking in Iran. Nazary et al studied the prevalence of smoking among male students in Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, and found a smoking rate of 14.4% (10). In another study, Ahmadi et al assessed the prevalence of cigarette smoking among students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.…”

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Cigarette Smoking Behavior and the Related Factors Among the Students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran

Taheri¹,

Ghorbani²,

Salehi³

et al. 2014

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Background: Tobacco consumption is the second major cause of death and the fourth most common risk factor for diseases, worldwide. Epidemiologic studies have traced the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances among medical students and physicians. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cigarette smoking and the related factors among the students of medical sciences in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 946 health professional students in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS, Iran) in autumn 2008. A standard self-administered questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic data, participant smoking status, family and peer smoking, attitudes and beliefs about smoking, awareness of cigarette negative effects and reasons for smoking cessation was used in the current study. Results: Among the students, 18.3% reported having ever tried or experienced with cigarette smoking. The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking was 9.8% with significant differences in prevalence rates by gender, 17.6% among males and 4.2% among females. Starting and continuing smoking was significantly correlated with the family cigarette consumption habits. The most common reason to start smoking was friends (24.9%) and the most important reason to continue smoking was personal life distress (17.6%). The majority of participants (92.3%) reported that they were aware of the hazards of smoking. A significant difference regarding awareness of smoking hazards was observed between smokers and non-smokers. The most important preventive factor for cigarette smoking was religious beliefs (69.1%). Conclusions: Although the prevalence of regular smokers among health professions students of MUMS was lower than general populations, but this level is still alarming and points at the rapid growth of cigarette use, especially among female students. Medical schools should work harder to tackle this phenomenon and address it more efficiently in their curricula.

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“…It is worth mentioning that minors in the US (under 18 year of age) smokes too as reported by Silverstein et al [22]. About 4,000 minors start their first cigarette daily, and about 1,000 minors become a daily cigarette smoker [19,24].…”

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“…Xinguang et al [29] reported that 66.9% of males and 26% of females who are medical students in China smoked cigarettes. A study in Iran medical schools by Nazary et al [19] showed the prevalence of smoking was 14.4% among medical students. For the data to be reliable, and for the sample to provide a proper representation, the sample covered different age groups, different genders, race, occupation, etc.…”

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“…In 2010, a study reported that smoking prevalence in the US was highest in the Midwest states (21.8%) and Southern states (21.0%); western states reported the lowest prevalence in the US (15.9%) [11]. Some variations in the prevalence of smoking was observed among different ethnic groups, CDC reported that in year 2011: smokers were 31.5% non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native, 27.4% nonHispanic multiple race, 20.6% non-Hispanic white, 19.4% non-Hispanic black, 12.9% Hispanic, 9.9% non-Hispanic Asian [13]. It is worth mentioning that minors in the US (under 18 year of age) smokes too as reported by Silverstein et al [22].…”

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Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking among Medical Iraqi Students

Yasso¹,

Yaso²,

Yasso³

et al. 2013

AJPHR

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The researcher performed this cross sectional study at three different medical colleges in Baghdad during the period June 2005 to June 2006. The aim of this research was to study the prevalence of cigarette smoking among students from different colleges of medicine in Baghdad as well as studying some of the factors associated with smoking habit. The study included 500 medical students, from them, 198 were females and 302 were males. The researchers achieved data collection by using a questionnaire form. The survey dealt with various parameters including age, gender, family member smoking habit and self-reported cause of smoking. This paper reveals that the prevalence of cigarette smoking among medical students is (21%); about 42% of them started smoking at 18-19 years age or their first year of medical school. Although most of them knew that smoking is harmful, they did not wish to quit smoking. The study concluded that almost all smokers were males. There was no association between the smoking habit of family members and the smoking habit of medical students. The most common three causes of cigarette smoking reported by the students were entertainment(22.1%) followed by stress and stress relieves (18.3%) then anxiety & emotional causes (11.5%).The research team did a comparison of the present study with various international studies; and discussed both agreement and disagreements thoroughly.

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Smoking among male medical sciences students in Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Cited by 26 publications

References 11 publications

Tobacco use among Iranian dental students: a national survey

Tobacco use among Iranian dental students: a national survey

Cigarette Smoking Behavior and the Related Factors Among the Students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran

Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking among Medical Iraqi Students

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