Tobacco use among Iranian dental students: a national survey

Keshavarz, Hooman; Mr, Khami; Jafari, Ahmad; Ji, Virtanen

doi:10.26719/2013.19.8.704

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“…In national surveys, the prevalence of smoking is reported to be 17.4% in Iranian students (23), 8.5% in 16 to 25-year-old young people [24], and 18.3% in males and 1.3% in females in the age group of 19-49 years [25]. Smoking rates reported were signi cantly more prevalent in males than females, which is similar to the ndings of previous studies in Iranian senior dental students [22,26], oral health professionals [6], and Iranian general population [25]. This can be a result of less social acceptance of women's smoking in Iran, or their better health consciousness.…”

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“…As also reported in a previous study (22), the smoking rate among senior dental students was reported higher than that among the Iranian general population. In national surveys, the prevalence of smoking is reported to be 17.4% in Iranian students (23), 8.5% in 16 to 25-year-old young people [24], and 18.3% in males and 1.3% in females in the age group of 19-49 years [25].…”

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Iranian senior dental students as future role models of good health behaviour – a ten year study

Khami¹,

Mohebbi²,

Dorostkar³

et al. 2020

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Background: Dentists according to professional knowledge of the prevention, have a key role in providing a positive model for oral health-promoting behaviours. We aimed to investigate health behaviour of Iranian senior dental students in terms of oral self-care and tobacco use during a ten-year period to assess their preparedness to act as role models for health-promoting behaviours.Method: The study was performed in six dental schools selected through stratified cluster random sampling to have a representative sample of established (old) and new dental schools in Iran. Data were collected in four occasions in 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2015. Senior dental students (n=1185) were invited to voluntarily complete a self-administered anonymous questionnaire about their oral self-care and tobacco use. Recommended tooth-brushing habit (RTH) was defined as at least twice a day brushing with fluoridated toothpaste. Three separate questions about cigarette, pipe, and water-pipe use were applied to indicate the students’ tobacco use. Results: In 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2015, 22.5% (n=60), 26% (n=52), 28.5% (n=81), and 24.6% (n=51) of the students reported smoking, respectively. Women reported a better status in both tooth brushing twice daily and frequent use of fluoridate toothpaste than men did (p<0.001). Among male students, 42.2% (n=159) and among female students 14.9% (n=83) of the students reported current smoking. The trend of reported smoking had the least variation among female students. This was true also for male students regarding RTH.Conclusion: The status and trend of oral self-care and tobacco use among Iranian dental students calls for more emphasis on adopting health-promoting behaviours during dental education.

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Iranian senior dental students as future role models of good health behaviour – a ten year study

Khami¹,

Mohebbi²,

Dorostkar³

et al. 2020

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“…Tobacco consumption among the fourth-year Iranian dental students was 54.2%, 73.0% of them were males, whereas 44.4% were females; 50.8% were smoking waterpipes, 34.2% cigarettes, and 9.3% were using other tobacco products. 15 In the present study, 37.96% of all participants were smokers. The finding of male smoker preponderance is in line with previous reports.…”

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The rate of tobacco smoking among dental school students in Turkey

Gurlek¹,

Başer²,

Beklen³

et al. 2019

EÜ Dişhek Fak Derg

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Objectives: This survey aimed to investigate the attitudes of the first-and fifth-year Turkish dental school students towards tobacco and to determine the prevalence of those using various tobacco products. Materials & Methods: The survey was conducted between May 1 and June 30, 2018 and the first-and fifth-year students were from eleven dental schools located in different regions of Turkey. Data were tested statistically using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) program. Results: A total of 1228 students participated and 1096 completed the online survey. The majority of the participants were females (n=691, 63.05%). Mean age of the participants was 21.8 ± 2.9 years (age range 18-54 years). Although the overall rate of current smokers was 37.96%, 62.04% of the participants had inhaled tobacco smoke at least once. More than half (55.19%) of the current smokers stated that they wish to quit and 29.26% of these students have attempted to quit within the last six months. Only 19.49% of all participants defined themselves as highly addicted to cigarette smoking. The rate of waterpipe smokers was 41.2%, of which 83.7% declared that they had no intention to quit. Conclusion: This study shows that the rate of tobacco smokers is rather high among dental school students in Turkey and this finding points out the need for novel and more effective precautions against tobacco.

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“…In the same study, current tobacco use was reported by 20.6% of respondents, cigarette smoking by 10.8%, and water pipe smoking by 15.8%. [4] Non-users of tobacco as well as alcohol were more in our study as compared to other studies. In a study conducted by Underwood et al, among 384 dental undergraduates at one English University tobacco smoking was reported by 27% of males and 13.5% of females, 63% of males and 69.5% of females reported drinking alcohol.…”

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Attitude toward tobacco and alcohol practices among dental undergraduate students: A questionnaire survey

Chaturvedi¹,

Sreelatha²

2017

JMRPS

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Background: Just like other adults, dental graduates to have inclination toward habits such as consumption of tobacco and alcohol. Our study aimed to find the number of dental graduates indulged in this bad habit. This is an important study as it assesses the true awareness among dental graduates who being medical professionals are an active part of health promotion and prevention campaigns. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted for all the 4-years volunteer dental graduates. Results: Consumption of both tobacco and alcohol was increased over the subsequent years. Based on gender, females were less likely indulged in these habits. Majority consumed cigarette smoking form of tobacco and beer was the most used alcoholic beverage. Conclusion: A very small percentage of students showed excessive tobacco and alcohol use, and it is for this group that education on the consequences of tobacco and alcohol abuse would be most relevant. There should be a role for higher education, community, and professional bodies to participate actively in the prevention of tobacco and alcohol abuse among undergraduates.

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Tobacco use among Iranian dental students: a national survey

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

Iranian senior dental students as future role models of good health behaviour – a ten year study

Iranian senior dental students as future role models of good health behaviour – a ten year study

The rate of tobacco smoking among dental school students in Turkey

Attitude toward tobacco and alcohol practices among dental undergraduate students: A questionnaire survey

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