Smoking behaviour among nursing students: attitudes toward smoking cessation.

Provenzano, Sandro; Santangelo, Omar Enzo; Grigis, Dimple; Giordano, Domiziana; Firenze, Alberto

doi:10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.3.1049

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“…In total, 84.5% (403) of the participants in the present study were females, and the mean age was 21.6 years. This is consistent with all the studies analyzed [3,8,10,11,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]28,29]; in these studies, a majority of participants were female, and the age ranges were between 20 and 23 years.…”

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Analysis of Knowledge of Smoking-Related Diseases in Spanish Nursing Students

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Smoking causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, mainly in developed countries. In addition, it is the cause of numerous diseases in the body, despite the fact that the prevalence of tobacco use is decreasing. Nursing students, as future professionals, should be aware of action plans for cessation and information designed for smokers. To determine the level of knowledge among nursing students about smoking-related diseases and analyze the prevalence of student who smoke at the University of Leon, Spain, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in which students were given an anonymous questionnaire, which was previously validated, during the 2021–2022 academic year. In a sample of 477 (79.5%) nursing students, a smoking prevalence of 17.6% was obtained. In addition, students’ knowledge about the diseases directly caused by tobacco consumption and others associated with exposure to environmental smoke was assessed, and in both cases (8.03 points of 9 for consumption and 5.24 of 6 to exposure), scores were obtained that allow us to state that students do not know for sure the types of diseases that are related to tobacco use and passive smoking. In spite of this, it is necessary to continue to reduce the prevalence of smoking through different programs implemented in schools and universities, as it is also necessary to improve teaching plans when explaining smoking-related diseases, so that students, in the future, will be able to advise patients correctly.

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“…A total of 477 students (79.5%) participated in the study. The number of nursing-student participants was higher than that from many consulted studies [3,11,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] and lower than in the sample of four studies [8,9,28,29].…”

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“…Differences among faculties have been reported very seldom: differently from our study, Šljivo et al reported a lower prevalence of smokers in the Social Faculty (17%) than in the Technical (23.4%) and Medicine faculty (60%) in Bosnia Herzegovina [27], while Bro żek et al reported no differences between medical and non-medical students (12%) in Eastern European countries [29]. As regards the Medicine faculty, the percentage of smokers here found was much lower than in previous studies conducted in Italy among medical students, where the percentage of smokers in the 25-45% range had been reported [19][20][21][22][23]34,35].…”

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Assessing Smoking Habits, Attitudes, Knowledge, and Needs among University Students at the University of Milan, Italy

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Fustinoni

2022

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Background: College campuses and universities are valuable settings for smoking prevention programs targeting young adults. Aim: To investigate smoking habits, electronic cigarette (e-cig) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use, exposure to passive smoke, compliance with smoking bans on campus, attitudes toward the anti-smoking policies, and educational needs among students at the University of Milan, Italy. Methods: A validated questionnaire was web-submitted to 64,801 students in the period May–July 2021. For each item, the frequency was calculated and χ2 test with Bonferroni correction was used to compare differences among the 10 faculties of the University. Results: 7162 students participated in the survey, while 6605 questionnaires were included in this report (62% female, 84% aged 18–25 years). Sixty-four percent of participants were never smokers, 19% were smokers, 2.8% were e-cig or HTP users, 3.7% were dual smokers, 10% were former smokers, and 66% reported routinely spending free time with smokers. Almost all students were aware of the dangers of active and passive smoking of cigarettes, while about 20% did not have an opinion on the dangers of e-cigs/HTPs. Only 49% were aware of the smoking ban in the outdoor areas of the university. Students from the faculties of Law and Political, Economic, and Social Sciences smoked more frequently and were more frequently exposed to passive smoke than other students. Medicine students were the most aware of the dangers of passive smoking and using e-cigs/HTPs. Conclusions: This is the first study in Italy involving the entire student population of a university and highlighting differences among faculties in terms of active and passive smoking and opinions. The results suggest that prevention campaigns addressed to students should consider their specific study curricula and give information tailored to the different educational needs to efficiently support health promotion.

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“…Smoking habit is strongly influenced by family members and cohabitants [ 23 ]. Our logistic regression model confirmed this finding with a statistical significance for the association between cigarette smoking and cohabitation with smokers, according to several studies that emphasise the harmful impact of living with smokers on the influence of a cigarette smoking habit, particularly on smoking cessation behaviours [ 24 , 25 ].…”

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Smoking Habits and Workplace Health Promotion among University Students in Southern Italy: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Investigation

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The study aimed to investigate the tobacco smoking prevalence, habits and awareness among a cohort of healthcare students from a university hospital in southern Italy and the associations with socio-demographic determinants. A secondary outcome was to estimate the educational needs to receive information on smoking-related risk factors. Five hundred and forty-nine students completed a self-administered questionnaire (180 male and 369 female, average age 25 yo, ±5.9 SD), enrolled from October 2018 to November 2019 at the University of Naples ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, and the collected data were analysed by descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The sample’s prevalence of current smokers was 25.3%, without a significant sex difference. The multiple logistic regression model showed the link between smoking habits and alcoholic beverage consumption (p < 0.001) and living with smokers (p = 0.003). The enrolled cohort does not seem to need more information about the risks of cigarette smoking (p = 0.028). The data analysis and the comparison with the current literature allowed the authors to hypothesise a training model to be adopted within a workplace health promotion programme managed by an occupational physician. This model included targeted training for smoking dissuasion, focusing on sex and gender, cohabitant’s influence, and combined addiction management. Further research will focus on the effectiveness of these proposed models.

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Smoking behaviour among nursing students: attitudes toward smoking cessation.

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Analysis of Knowledge of Smoking-Related Diseases in Spanish Nursing Students

Analysis of Knowledge of Smoking-Related Diseases in Spanish Nursing Students

Assessing Smoking Habits, Attitudes, Knowledge, and Needs among University Students at the University of Milan, Italy

Smoking Habits and Workplace Health Promotion among University Students in Southern Italy: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Investigation

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