O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar as competências em relação às Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs) de estudantes de Odontologia. Um estudo transversal foi realizado com os estudantes de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados através de um questionário previamente validado pelo Centro de Ciências de Saúde Oral da Universidade de Malmö e submetido ao processo de adaptação transcultural para o português. Os resultados foram transformados em escores conforme literatura prévia e categorizados para as comparações. Análise descritiva, qui-quadrado e teste exato de Fischer foram utilizados. O escore de competência em relação às TICs foi considerado muito bom e apresentou relação com o nível de escolaridade materno. Já o escore de importância das TICs foi mediano e relacionado à idade. Concluiu-se que os estudantes de Odontologia apresentaram bom domínio das ferramentas de TICs e nível moderado em relação à importância atribuída ao uso odontológico dessas tecnologias.
The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to assess tobacco use and smoking cessation among third-year dental students in southern Brazil. The Global Health Professions Student Survey questionnaire was used in eight dental schools in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Of the 663 eligible students, 576 (87%) participated. The prevalence of current smoking was 19.1% [95% confidence interval (CI): 12.9-25.3%], and 61.6% (95% CI: 54.9-68.3%) of students reported having smoked at least once in their lifetime. The prevalence of dental students who had smoked ≥ 100 cigarettes in their lifetime was 17.1% (95% CI: 12.5-21.7%). Being frequently exposed to other smokers at home or in other places (second-hand smoke) increased the likelihood of current smoking by two- to threefold. Approximately 6.1% (95% CI: 3.5-8.7%) of the students reported that they currently wanted to stop smoking and 7.5% (95% CI: 5.3-9.6%) had tried to stop smoking in the last year. Friends and family were the most frequent sources of help or counselling, and only a limited proportion of students received help from health professionals. Tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoking is widespread among dental students in southern Brazil. Smoking-cessation initiatives targeting health care students are urgently needed.
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