Thoracic Research and Practice
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Knowledge and Attitudes About Smoking Among Students in a Medical Faculty

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Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Chest Diseases, İzmir, Turkey

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Department of Public Health, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, İzmir, Turkey

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Dokuz Eylül University, Medical School, Department of Chest Diseases, Izmir, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2004; 5: Turkish Respiratory Journal 86-91
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Tobacco use in Turkey remains a significant health concern especi­ally among young population. The purpose of this study was to as­sess the smoking rates among medical students and also their know­ledge of smoking-related diseases and their attitudes towards smo­king .The data was collected by self-administered questionnaires comple­ted by 356 medical students. The study was conducted as a student special study module. The results showed that 39.04% of the stu­dents were current smokers. There were significantly more male than female smokers in the whole group. Year 4, 5 and 6 students exhibited a greater knowledge of tobacco-related disease compared to students in years the first 3 years of medical school. This study has provided a contribution to data on smoking among medical students as well as a tool to encourage students to partici­pate in a study project with their teachers.

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