| Autor: |
Youssef M.A. Soliman, Samah Selim, Amira Ismail, Maissa Kamel |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, Vol 66, Iss 1, Pp 93-95 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0422-7638 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ejcdt.2016.04.008 |
| Popis: |
Smoking is an important health problem in Egypt and seems to be increasing. Future physicians must be aware of smoking hazards and cessation methods to overcome this problem. Aim: Finding out about the medical students’ knowledge regarding smoking hazards and smoking cessation. Methodology: A questionnaire was designed with five main headings and answered by final year medical students at Cairo University during the academic year 2012–2013. Results: 1274 students participated with about 79–149 students (6.2–11.7%) not replying to the questions. 129 students (10.1%) of the participants were smokers. Awareness of students about hazards was more than 90% for respiratory and cardiovascular risks, while only 992 (77.9%) were aware of psychiatric disorders related to smoking. The main source of knowledge was considered the university by 868 students (68.2%) and friends were regarded as of no role by 603 students (47.3%). Although the majority were well acquainted with hazards: 1053 students (82.7%) only 179 (14.1%) knew about cessation methods and 133 students (10.4%) knew about the drugs that may help quit smoking. Also 382 (30%) considered one’s own will to be the strongest contributor to stopping smoking while 436 students (34.2%) considered medications to have no role. Finally most students: 1110 (87.2%) showed a positive attitude towards offering future advice against smoking. Conclusion: Although most students seemed quite aware of smoking hazards, knowledge about smoking cessation seemed to be insufficient. About 10% of the students did not answer any of the questions, a problem that should be studied further. |
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