Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinde sigara alışkanlığı ve ilişkili faktörler

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinde sigara içme prevalansları ve ilişkili faktörleri saptamak amaçlandı. Yöntem: Fakültemizde 1998-1999 döneminde eğitim gören 1117 öğrenciden 515'ine (%46) (E/K=275/240) önceden denenmiş anket uygulandı. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %30.5'inin her gün en az. bir sigara içtiği (günlük içici); % 1.7'sinin günde birden az haftada en az bir sigara içtiği (haftalık içici); %7.6'sının sigarayı bıraktığı, %8.5'inin sigarayı denediği ve % 51.7'sinin hiç içmediği saptandı. Erkeklerin kızlara göre yaklaşık 2 kat daha fazla günlük içici olduğu (%40.4'e karşılık %21.8; Pearson χ2=20.92, p

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Halk sağlığı, Öğrenciler, tıp, Sigara içme, Anketler, Eğitim, tıp, Yaygınlık

Smoking prevalence and related factors among the medical students of Trakya University

Aims: In this study, we aimed to investigate smoking prevalence and some related factors amongst the medical students. Methods: In our faculty, we surveyed 515 of 1117 (46%) students (M/F=275/240) in curriculum year 1998-1999 with a pre-examined questionnaire. Results: It was found that 22% of the students were daily smoker, 1.7% was weekly smoker (occasional smoker). 7.6% were exsmokers, 8.5% had experienced the smoking and 51.7% had never smoked. Smoking prevalence was nearly twice more in males than females (40.4% vs. 21.8, Pearson χ2=20.92, p<0.001). Daily smokers were 6.7% in the first year of the school, 30.4% in the 2nd year, 41.7% in the 3rd year, 51.5% in the 4th year, 26.8% in the 5th year and 18% in the 6th year. The curriculum year was important in smoking prevalence's of the students (Pearson χ2=41.47, p<0.001). The smoking prevalence was the least in the 1st year, increasing towards to 4th year and then decreasing towards to 6th year. Daily smoking was significantly higher in living with friends (37.5%) than living with family (18%) or staying in the hostels (13.4%; Pearson χ2=27.38, p<0.001). Conclusion: Low smoking prevalence in the first year increasing towards to 4th year and decreasing towards to 6th year suggested us that the smoking education must be started in the first year immediately. Decreasing smoking prevalence in the last two years right now suggested us that the education in these years was effective.

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