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Prevalence and associated factors of smoking among
Slemani Medical School students
Huzaifa Yusuf Musab
Contents
Introduction Material and Methods Results Conclusion Recommendations
Introduction
Smoking is implicated in a substantial number of diseases, including hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, cancers of the oral cavity, larynx, lung and esophagus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and digestive ulcer.
Introduction
Health Professionals are in an excellent position that allows them to have a prominent role on tobacco control. Tobacco contains nicotine, a highly addictive drug that makes it difficult for smokers to kick the habit. Tobacco products also contain many poisonous and harmful substances that cause disease and premature death.
Introduction
Various studies have been conducted all over the world to assess the prevalence of smoking among the health care providers to plan for the interventional strategies locally as well as internationally. There are an estimated 1.1 thousand million smokers worldwide, approximately one third of the global population aged 15 years and over (47% of men and 12% of women).
Introduction
Most smokers live in developing countries (800 million) and the majorities are males (700 million).
Although smoking rates have decreased in developed countries in past years, there has been a corresponding increase in smoking rates in developing countries.
Introduction
Passive smoking is another issue that has been much discussed in recent years. It seems that second-hand smoke does cause major illnesses. People have a right to work in a smoke-free environment. Likewise, young children should be in houses free of smoke. Children whose parents smoke in the home are more likely to develop asthma and other respiratory problems.
Introduction
Objectives: To identify the prevalence and associated factors of smoking among Slemani Medical School students.
Material and Methods
Subjects:1st to 6th year medical students at the Slemani Medical School
Methods:cross-sectional study
Material and Methods
Statistical analysis: The software used for entering and
analyzing the data was SPSS v21. Chi-Squared and Fisher’s Exact
analyses run if 20.0% or more of data cells in
contingency table had expected count below 5 Fisher’s exact was used
p value of less than 0.05 taken as significant
Results
Frequency Percent
Sex
Male 90 57.0 %
Female 67 42.4 %
NR 1 .6 %
Marital Status
Single 147 93.0 %
Married 5 3.2 %
NR 6 3.8 %
Stage
1 25 15.8 %
2 26 16.5 %
3 34 21.5 %
4 26 16.5 %
5 24 15.2 %
6 23 14.6 %
Socio-demographic data
Frequency Percent
SES
High (Rich) 20 12.7 %
Moderate 129 81.6 %
Low (Poor) 5 3.2 %
NR 4 2.5 %
Residence
City 131 82.9 %
Countryside 26 16.5 %
NR 1 .6 %
Age
<20 60 38.0%
21-24 88 55.7%
>24 6 3.8%
NR 4 2.5%
ResultsSocio-demographic data
Results
P value = < 0.001Are you a smoker?
TotalYes No
Student Sex
MaleCount 23 67 90
% 25.6% 74.4% 100.0%
FemaleCount 2 65 67
% 3.0% 97.0% 100.0%
TotalCount 25 132 157
% of Total 15.9% 84.1% 100.0%
Results
P value = 0.049Are you a smoker?
Total
Yes No
Student Age
<20Count 4 56 60
% 6.7% 93.3% 100.0%
21-24Count 19 69 88
% 21.6% 78.4% 100.0%
>24Count 1 5 6
% 16.7% 83.3% 100.0%
Results
P value = 0.028Fisher's Exact Test
Are you a smoker?
Total
Yes No
Socioeconomic Status
High (Rich)Count 4 16 20
% 20.0% 80.0% 100.0%
ModerateCount 18 111 129
% 14.0% 86.0% 100.0%
Low (Poor)Count 3 2 5
% 60.0% 40.0% 100.0%
TotalCount 25 129 154
% of Total 16.2% 83.8% 100.0%
Results
P value = < 0.001
Have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even
one or two puffs? Total
Yes No
Student Sex
MaleCount 51 39 90
% 56.7% 43.3% 100.0%
FemaleCount 17 50 67
% 25.4% 74.6% 100.0%
TotalCount 68 89 157
% of Total 43.3% 56.7% 100.0%
Results
P value = < 0.001
If one of your best friends offered you a cigarette, would you smoke it?
Total
Yes No Don't Know
Student Sex
MaleCount 30 54 6 90
% 33.3% 60.0% 6.7% 100.0%
FemaleCount 4 59 4 67
% 6.0% 88.1% 6.0% 100.0%
TotalCount 34 113 10 157
% of Total 21.7% 72.0% 6.4% 100.0%
Results
P value = 0.043
Are you in favor of banning smoking in
enclosed public places (such as schools)? Total
Yes No
Student Sex
MaleCount 53 36 89
% 59.6% 40.4% 100.0%
FemaleCount 28 37 65
% 43.1% 56.9% 100.0%
TotalCount 81 73 154
% of Total 52.6% 47.4% 100.0%
Results
P value = 0.022Fisher's Exact Test
Where do you smoke most often?
Total
University Home Other
Student Sex
MaleCount 10 2 10 22
% 45.5% 9.1% 45.5% 100.0%
FemaleCount 0 2 0 2
% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Total Count 10 4 10 24
Results
Frequency Percent
Which one is more harmful? Narghile
Cigarette 17 10.8%
Narghile 111 70.3%
Don't Know 27 17.1%
Over 8000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette? false
True 47 29.7%
False 21 13.3%
Don't Know 89 56.3%
Cigarette smoking is the fastest way to deliver nicotine to the brain? true
True 100 63.3%
False 15 9.5%
Don't Know 42 26.6%
Knowledge about smoking
Conclusion
Smoking is somewhat highly prevalent among Slemani Medical School students (15.8%).
43.3% of all students have tried cigarette smoking in their life (even one or two puffs).
Small portion of non-smokers would smoke cigarette if one of their best friend offered them a cigarette.
Conclusion
Most of the smokers smoke both Narghile and cigarette.
Most of the smokers think that if they keep smoking they may become ill in the future.
Half of the smokers tried to quit smoking but they could not succeed.
Females smoke at home most often.
Conclusion
Most of the smoker’s family wants them to quit smoking.
Examinations increase smoking frequency.
Most of the smokers think that they will quit smoking when they get married.
Recommendations
Knowledge about the hazards of smoking on the student’s health should be taught.
Smoking cigarette should be banned inside the school to decrease their smoking frequency.
Lectures about stress should be given before starting the examinations since student’s smoking frequency increases during examination.
Recommendations
Being more serious in taking the absence in the class, because most of the students who do not attend the lecture smoke outside the class.
Quitting Buddies program: the likelihood of following through on health goals increases with a partner. Quitters should be helped to connect with each other for support.
Free cessation counseling based on motivational interviewing practices should be provided to students by professional staff at health services.
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