[Determinants of prevalence of smoking among soldiers]

Smoking tobacco by soldiers is a serious health and social problem as its consequences may restrict their occupational efficiency. The aim of the test was assessing effect of social and demographic attributes on the prevalence of tobacco smoking in a selected group of soldiers. The research tool was a questionnaire. The research included 110 soldiers of Military Unit in Kłodzko. The average age of inquired persons age was 25.3 +/- 6.7 years. The frequency of smoking in the group was 60.9%, the regular smokers constituted 52.7%. The essential influence on tobacco smoking among the examined soldiers had the following characteristics: age, kind of service and permanent residence. Together with the age increased the number of occasional smokers. The soldiers of basic service considerably more often were regular smokers. The villagers' were more often tobacco smokers then the town inhabitants.