[Medical students' smoking habits and attitudes about cessation]
József Rinfel1, János Oberling, Ildikó Tóth
1Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Családorvostani Intézet Pécs Akác u. 1. 7632.
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Medical years are very important in shaping the attitudes of future doctors. It is proven that doctors who smoke do not advise their patient to stop smoking. We have to know the students' smoking habits and attitudes about smoking cessation to make them interested in the fight against tobacco.
Aims:
To investigate medical students' smoking habits and attitudes about cessation.
Methods:
We applied the Hungarian translation of the Global Health Professionals Student Survey. Medical students from the first and fifth year filled in the survey anonymously during the seminars. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS.
Results:
In both years 245 students filled in the questionnaire. In the first year 30.8%, in the fifth year 38.9% of the students were defined as smokers. During the academic study the number of daily smokers and the number of smoked cigarettes increases. Students require training about smoking cessation, however they would entrust it to a specialist.
Conclusions:
Based on our data we need a teaching block in the curricula about smoking and smoking cessation.
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