2018
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5494-6
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Cigarette, waterpipe and e-cigarette use among an international sample of medical students. Cross-sectional multicenter study in Germany and Hungary

Abstract: BackgroundTobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Besides cigarette smoking, waterpipe and e-cigarettes are gaining popularity among young adults. Medical students’ smoking behavior is of particular interest because of their impending role in health promotion as future physicians. Aim of our study is to examine the prevalence and predictors of cigarette, waterpipe and e-cigarette use and the association of tobacco use with self-reported health status in an international sample of medic… Show more

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“…Although the higher prevalence of smoking among clinical students is in agreement with previous studies, the result of the current survey displayed a mean smoking rate of dental students in Germany (11.30%) lower than in Bangladesh (22%), Holland (24%) Norway (24%), Greece (47%), Serbia (43%), Hungary (34%), France (33%), Italy (33%) and Turkey (26%). Furthermore, the numbers of daily smokers of 10 or more cigarettes per day among preclinical students (1.79%) and their clinical colleagues (5.17%) seem comparable to the mean rate reported among medical students in Germany (3%) [38]. Similarly, the frequency and length of smoking reported in the current study show lower rates compared to other countries [4].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 67%
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“…Although the higher prevalence of smoking among clinical students is in agreement with previous studies, the result of the current survey displayed a mean smoking rate of dental students in Germany (11.30%) lower than in Bangladesh (22%), Holland (24%) Norway (24%), Greece (47%), Serbia (43%), Hungary (34%), France (33%), Italy (33%) and Turkey (26%). Furthermore, the numbers of daily smokers of 10 or more cigarettes per day among preclinical students (1.79%) and their clinical colleagues (5.17%) seem comparable to the mean rate reported among medical students in Germany (3%) [38]. Similarly, the frequency and length of smoking reported in the current study show lower rates compared to other countries [4].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 67%
“…In the present investigation, the prevalence of smoking was 5.36% in preclinical and 8.62% in clinical students. Both groups showed much lower percentages of smoking than the general German population (28%) [37] and the recorded rates of cigarette smoking among German medical students (16%) [38]. Although the higher prevalence of smoking among clinical students is in agreement with previous studies, the result of the current survey displayed a mean smoking rate of dental students in Germany (11.30%) lower than in Bangladesh (22%), Holland (24%) Norway (24%), Greece (47%), Serbia (43%), Hungary (34%), France (33%), Italy (33%) and Turkey (26%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…The prevalence of tobacco smoking in our study sample is much lower than national rates, with a prevalence of 15.7% amongst first year students and 19.6% amongst second years. However it is comparable to the prevalence of 18% found in a recent cross national survey carried out in German and Hungarian medical students (Balogh et al, 2018). It is also similar to the prevalence of 17.2% found in a worldwide literature review on 74,001 questionnaires from 1988 to 2013 (Roncero et al, 2015).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…23 However, this form of tobacco smoking has gained social popularity particularly among the youth in Western countries including Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and the United States. [24][25][26] Waterpipe smokers often perceive that this form of tobacco smoking is less hazardous to health as the tobacco smoke initially filters through water, which absorbs toxins. 27 However, studies 15,28…”
Section: Waterpipe Smoking Is a Cultural Norm In Mediterranean Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, nicotine induces a state of oxidative stress in oral fibroblasts thereby compromising their protective functions 21. However, this form of tobacco smoking has gained social popularity particularly among the youth in Western countries including Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and the United States [24][25][26]. This may serve as an explanation for the significantly lower scores of BoP among cigarette and waterpipe smokers and electronic-cigarette users compared with nonsmokers.Waterpipe smoking is a cultural norm in Mediterranean countries including Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Palestine 23.…”
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