Awareness of the Harmful Effects of Smoking and Views on Smoking Cessation Intervention among Japanese Medical Students.

Kurabayashi, Masahiko

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.39.720

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“…As of 2012, COPD was the ninth most common cause of death in Japan, and the study, the number of potential individuals with COPD was reported to be 7. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19].7% of the population, with an increasing prevalence in association with increasing cigarette consumption and age (7)(8)(9). It is possible to prevent the progression of COPD with early diagnosis and effective treatment (1,(9)(10)(11).…”

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“…For this reason, people with early signs of COPD often fail to seek medical attention and thus do not receive appropriate treatment in the early stages of the disease (10)(11)(12)(13). Furthermore, although cigarette packages carry warnings of the risk of lung cancer and COPD, data suggest that COPD awareness is lower among people with a history of smoking, particularly current smokers, compared with non-smokers (14,15). Failure to recognize the early symptoms of COPD precludes potential early treatment with improved outcomes.…”

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Effect of a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Intervention on COPD Awareness in a Regional City in Japan

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Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on COPD awareness in a regional city in Japan. Methods Self-administered questionnaires were completed by the residents of the city of Matsuura, Japan. Residents (! 50 years) of the mainland in Matsuura were included in a COPD intervention project (mainland group), while residents of the islands district received no intervention due to geographical issues (island group). The rates of COPD awareness and accuracy of responses to the questions about COPD were compared between the two groups. Materials The study included 5,891 residents 40 to 74 years of age of Matsuura in 2013. The mainland group comprised 4,419 subjects, and the island group 1,472 included subjects. Results The overall response rate to the questionnaire was 24.6%, with similar response rates between the two groups. The rate of COPD awareness in the mainland group was 24.5%, which was significantly higher than that observed in the island group (11.8%) (p<0.01). The rate of awareness tended to decrease in association with increasing age. Among 276 responders who stated they were aware of COPD, the accuracy rate for responses to the questions about COPD was not significantly different between the groups. Conclusion In the present study, there was a difference in COPD awareness between the two groups, suggesting that COPD interventions may increase awareness of the disease. However, the level of knowledge regarding COPD remained low and modifications to the intervention are required to improve awareness of the condition, especially among elderly subjects.

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Effect of a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Intervention on COPD Awareness in a Regional City in Japan

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“…Numerous studies have investigated smoking and its associated factors among medical students, including those that address prevalence, smoking within their families, and attitudes towards antismoking measures. These studies have been conducted in and outside Japan, 5 – 9 although no study in Japan has included a representative sample of medical students. Thus, we investigated smoking habits, and factors associated with smoking, in medical students enrolled at randomly selected medical schools across Japan.…”

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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Smoking among Japanese Medical Students

Tamaki

Kaneita

Ohida

et al. 2010

Journal of Epidemiology

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BackgroundThe aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with smoking among Japanese medical students, to help promote effective antismoking measures in this population.MethodsFrom the 80 university medical schools in Japan, 20 were randomly selected and invited to participate in our survey. The survey focused on medical students and employed an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Information on each university’s antismoking measures was obtained using a separate questionnaire administered to teaching staff. The survey was conducted from December 2006 through March 2007. Factors associated with smoking were identified by using the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis.ResultsA total of 1619 valid surveys were returned. The overall prevalence of smoking was 13.7% (18.1% among men and 5.1% among women). Factors associated with smoking among medical students were male sex, enrollment at a private medical university, smoking by siblings, alcohol consumption, coffee consumption, insomnia, and less than 6 hours of sleep per night.ConclusionsAntismoking education must be further promoted to Japanese medical students, with consideration given to the factors associated with smoking behavior found in the present study.

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“…According to a study performed by Kawakami, medical students' comprehension of harmful impacts of smoking and their willingness in accomplishing tobacco cessation in the prospect seemed underwhelming (23) We believe that the principal cause for the E-cigarette's popularity is the implementation of a massive advertising blitz appealing to young individuals, like that utilized by conventional cigarette smokers (27,28). Our study's prevalence is considerably larger than that of a study performed among medical students in Poland; nevertheless, it is equivalent to those from USA, where the prevalence was 3.5% and 24.2%, correspondingly (4,29).…”

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Prevalence of Tobacco Consumption Through Passive Smoking and E-cigarette at Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences

Ahmed,

Alkabli,

Alawaji

et al. 2021

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Background: More than 6 million adults worldwide are lost their lives due to the consumption of cigarettes. Aim of this study is the investigation of tobacco consumption prevalence via both passive smoking and e-cigarette amongst medical students at Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences (FCMS), Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. Methods: An epidemiological, cross-sectional study conducted amongst FCMS medical students between July 2020 till November 2020. Results: Total of 359 participants involved in this study. Females were (87.7%) and males were (12.3%). (48.7%) of the participants were in age group 19-20 years and (30.9%) were 21-22 years. (93.8%) were singles. The majority were in their second and third academic year, 78 (23.1%) and 90 (26.7%), respectively. 293 (81.6%) are not current smokers and 72 (20.1%) are former smokers. Most of the participants agreed that smoking tobacco causes dangerous diseases such as brain thrombosis, heart attacks and lung cancer, 291 (81.1%), 189 (52.6%), 262 (73.0%) and 288 (80.2%); respectively. Using E-cigarette to quit smoking is successful in 53 (14.8%) and 105 (29.2%) recommend E-cigarette for smoking cessation. Conclusions: Prevalence of E-cigarettes and shisha smoking amongst students of FCMS is not high, yet it is alarming. Most of the participants had good knowledge of tobacco harms. Our results highlight the importance of initiating campaigns to quit smoking cigarettes, E-cigarette, and shisha on-campus. The results obtained from this study show the importance to create, develop and implement tobacco education programs to help in smoking cessation.

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Awareness of the Harmful Effects of Smoking and Views on Smoking Cessation Intervention among Japanese Medical Students.

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Effect of a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Intervention on COPD Awareness in a Regional City in Japan

Effect of a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Intervention on COPD Awareness in a Regional City in Japan

Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Smoking among Japanese Medical Students

Prevalence of Tobacco Consumption Through Passive Smoking and E-cigarette at Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences

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