The Attitudes of Students - Future Health Professionals Regarding Tobacco Usage
Journal Title: Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) - Year 2011, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Smoking is considered as a lading cause of death it can be avoided of course. But, it seems paradox because in spite of numerous information of harmful effects due smoking, received through educational process, in Medical College of Bitola, smoking is still characteristic in this and other medical schools. Aim of study: to asses prevalence of smoking among the students of Medical College in Bitola; to asses understanding and attitudes of investigated group about participation of the activities connected with control of tobacco use and quitting of smoking. Materials and Methods: The study is realized through epidemiological study using cross sectional study for the period march-april 2010, according standardized methodology of Global Health Professional Survey (GHPS). Study population comprised 100 examined of the college students from the first, second and third year of studies. Results: From the total number of investigated in this study, 75% have declared smokers, but 30% that smoked all 30 days in month. As for the attitudes referring the prohibition of selling tobacco to adolescents, 88% agree, 55% replayed with yes for forbidding smoking in discotheques, and 63% have attitude for forbidding smoking in public places. Conclusion: Presence of smoking at the students of Medical College in Bitola is significant because from the total number of investigated 30% t have smoked 30 days in the month.
Authors and Affiliations
Tanja Jovanovska| Medical College, University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, Viktorija Prodanovska-Stojcevska| Medical College, University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia
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- EP ID EP8806
- DOI 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2011.0162
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