Knowledge and attitudes among medical students regarding the phenomenon of smoking
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CONSTANTINOVA, Anna, FERDOHLEB, Alina. Knowledge and attitudes among medical students regarding the phenomenon of smoking. In: Міжнародний медико-фармацевтичний конгрес студентів і молодих учених: BIMCO, Ed. 1, 6-7 aprilie 2021, Chernivtsi. Chernivtsi: Bukovinian State Medical University, 2021, p. 211. ISSN 2616-5392.
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Міжнародний медико-фармацевтичний конгрес студентів і молодих учених 2021
Conferința " Міжнародний медико-фармацевтичний конгрес студентів і молодих учених"
1, Chernivtsi, Ucraina, 6-7 aprilie 2021

Knowledge and attitudes among medical students regarding the phenomenon of smoking


Pag. 211-211

Constantinova Anna, Ferdohleb Alina
 
”Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 21 martie 2024


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Tobacco Control has an important role for doctors which can play in helping patients to stop smoking. Substantial progress has been made in many industrialized countries in reducing smoking prevalence among doctors. Unfortunately, high smoking rates among doctors persist in several industrialized countries, and may represent the norm in developing regions. Despite the fact that cigarette smoking in Moldova is a major health problem, no effective health policy responses have been developed thus far. Despite the fact that cigarette smoking in republic is a major health problem, no effective health policy responses have been developed thus far. The medical students and young health workers represent a valuable resource for tobacco control. Therefore, we wanted to obtain information about the acceptance of smoking among medical, nursing and pharmacy students (n=170) in Chisinau, Moldova. The self-administered questionnaire contained questions on smoking behavior, beliefs and attitudes related to smoking. The 95% CI; Chi-squared and significance level were used to determine differences in the attitudes among students. Smoking was the most frequent among the AMG/nursing students, followed by the general medicine students. The pharmacy and stomatology students not only have been reported smoking the least but they also showed the most acceptable attitudes toward smoking. The high frequency of smoking among students suggests that they themselves are unable to cope with avoiding the dangers of smoking. Moreover, responses reflect a generally poor appreciation of professional’s responsibility having health care in prevention. There is a need for an increasing emphasis on smoking-related attitude formation among medical and nursing students. Medical students should receive sufficient knowledge of the determinants of smoking and specific training on how to help patients to stop smoking, so, a tobacco module should be included in the curriculum of every medical school. It is important for public health terms to adequately educate future doctors in medical school for becoming knowledgeable in tobacco control, prevention measures and develop skills in smoking cessation. Students generally have a poor knowledge of smoking as a major cause of diseases such as coronary artery disease, lung cancer, pulmonary emphysema, peripheral vascular diseases, bladder cancer, and neonatal mortality. This is not surprising as few medical schools have a tobacco module in the curriculum.