Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia

Chkhaidze, Ivane; Maglakelidze, Nino; Maglakelidze, Tamaz; Khaltaev, Nikolaï

doi:10.1590/s1806-37132013000500008

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“…The results of our large study of university students from 17 low and middle income countries were consistent with a number of previous studies in that overall there was no significant difference in the health risk behaviors of health versus non‐health science students (Maimaiti et al ., ; Chkhaidze et al ., ). This finding is in contrast to some other studies which found fewer health risk behaviors of health versus non‐health science students (e.g.…”

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“…For example, in Tbilisi, Georgia, 49.5% of medical students and 48.0% of non‐medical students were smokers. Of the medical students, 59.5% expressed a willingness to quit smoking, as did 54.2% of the non‐medical students (Chkhaidze et al ., ). Regarding oral health risk behavior in India, Sharda and Shetty () found significantly lower behavior scores for the non‐medical students than for the para‐medical and medical categories.…”

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Comparison of health risk behavior, awareness, and health benefit beliefs of health science and non‐health science students: An international study

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This study determines the differences in health risk behavior, knowledge, and health benefit beliefs between health science and non-health science university students in 17 low and middle income countries. Anonymous questionnaire data were collected in a cross-sectional survey of 13,042 undergraduate university students (4,981 health science and 8,061 non-health science students) from 17 universities in 17 countries across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Results indicate that overall, health science students had the same mean number of health risk behaviors as non-health science university students. Regarding addictive risk behavior, fewer health science students used tobacco, were binge drinkers, or gambled once a week or more. Health science students also had a greater awareness of health behavior risks (5.5) than non-health science students (4.6). Linear regression analysis found a strong association with poor or weak health benefit beliefs and the health risk behavior index. There was no association between risk awareness and health risk behavior among health science students and an inverse association among non-health science students.

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Comparison of health risk behavior, awareness, and health benefit beliefs of health science and non‐health science students: An international study

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“…Em diversos estudos constatou-se que para o cigarro, o sexo masculino apresentou predominância ao uso em relação ao feminino (ZAITUNE et al, 2012;CHKHAIDZE et al, 2013;MALTA et al, 2015). Assim como no narguilé, o sexo masculino apresenta maior frequência de uso (AL-NAGGAR & SAGUIR, 2011;SABAHY et al, 2011;GRANT et al, 2014 Nesta pesquisa a idade dos entrevistados variou de 17 a 56 anos, com média obtida foi de 22,42 ± 5,81 anos.…”

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Cigarro E Narguilé: O Que Os Acadêmicos Pensam Sobre Essas Drogas?

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2015

Enciclopédia Biosfera

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. 3. Projeto ADD Saúde: Promoção e prevenção à saúde nas escolas da rede pública de Alta Floresta-MT. RESUMO O hábito tabágico quando em grande escala pode provocar doenças consideradas graves ou letais para saúde humana. O ingresso na universidade pode influenciar no convívio social e gerar situações que permitam maior vulnerabilidade para o início ao consumo de drogas como cigarro e narguilé. Assim, este estudo objetivou conhecer a percepção dos universitários em relação ao uso tabágico (cigarro e narguilé) e sugerir ações para diminuir o consumo destas drogas. Os dados foram obtidos pela aplicação de questionário a 167 estudantes da UNEMAT de Alta Floresta-MT dos cursos de Agronomia, Ciências Biológicas e Engenharia Florestal. A maioria dos estudantes foram mulheres, com 17 a 26 anos, solteiros e renda familiar de 1 a 2 salários mínimos. A maioria nunca experimentou estas drogas, e quando utilizaram o narguilé foi prevalente. Referente ao cigarro, apoiaram por ser relaxante, prazeroso. Outros, não apoiaram por viciar, provocar malefícios à saúde, por não interessar pela prática e por ser uma droga lícita. Concernente ao narguilé, os discentes apoiaram por promover prazer, bem estar, descontração, pela cultura ser interessante, por gostarem de fumar. Os entrevistados que não apoiaram o consumo afirmaram ser prejudicial, ter nojo, por ser porta de entrada a outras drogas, por viciar e por ser modismo. Dentre as ações sugeridas para diminuir o consumo destas drogas, destaca-se a realização de palestras, educação familiar e atuação dos profissionais de saúde.

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“…Finally, there was a study done in Georgia "Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia s" which found of the sample as a whole, 48.75% were identified as smokers and 51.25% were identified as nonsmokers [10].…”

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Smoking Prevalence and Parameters among University Students, Saudi Arabia

2017

JPNB

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Background: According to WHO, tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced with 21% of the global population aged 15 and above smoked tobacco. Which killing around 6 million people a year. More than 5 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while more than 600 000 are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Objectives: The study aimed to find the Onset, Prevalence, Type, and Frequency of smoking. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from December 2013 - May 2014. The target population was students of male gender studying in Majmaah University. A total of 325 students aged between 19-25 years were randomly chosen from different Colleges of ALMajmaah University. Results: Seventy two students (22.2%) were smokers, 74 (22.8%) were second hand smokers. Remaining 253 (55%) were non smokers. 41 of smokers (56.9%) were smoking cigarettes. 25 (34.7%) were smoking water pipe, and 6 (8.3%) were smoking both types. Most cigarette smokers were smoking one pack per day (25) students and (15) students were smoking water pipe once daily. Majority of smokers were smokers since 2-4 years (45.8%) and (40.3%) were smoking from five years or more. Conclusion: High smoking rate in Majmaah university students indicate that more researches need to find out causes of smoking. Intervention and awareness programme should be conducted to reduce prevalence of Smoking.

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Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia

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Comparison of health risk behavior, awareness, and health benefit beliefs of health science and non‐health science students: An international study

Comparison of health risk behavior, awareness, and health benefit beliefs of health science and non‐health science students: An international study

Cigarro E Narguilé: O Que Os Acadêmicos Pensam Sobre Essas Drogas?

Smoking Prevalence and Parameters among University Students, Saudi Arabia

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