Prevalence of Smoking Behavior among the Medical and Dental College Students of Aljouf University
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Introduction: Health professionals such as doctors play a major role for the success of smoking control programs. Since medical and dental students are the future physicians and public health managers, they must be the main target of smoking prevention programs. Methods: The objectives were to identify the prevalence and predictors of smoking behavior among the medical and dental college students of Aljouf University. A cross sectional study with the predesigned questionnaire was carried out among male students of college of medicine and college of dentistry from Aljouf University. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 17 version. Results: The prevalence of smoking was 42.6% for medical and 39.4% for dental college students. Major proportion (61.4%) of the smokers started their smoking behavior at earlier age (16 – 18 years of age). The predictors to start and continue the smoking behavior among the students were family history of smoking, stress and social factors such as leisure time with friends. Discussion: Smoking behavior prevalence is very high among the medical and dental college students. Several studies in Saudi Arabia found the same kind of prevalence among the medical students but less among other college students. This is most likely due to stress perceived by the medical and dental college students. Conclusion: Target oriented smoking cessation sessions need to be organized for the students with the smoking behavior. There is significant number of students starts smoking at early age. Hence, regular health education campaigns should be organized at the school level regarding health hazards of smoking.
Authors and Affiliations
Khaled Saud Asharari, Mohammed Assaf AlSharari, Thamer Wadi alanazi, Muteb Hassan Almarwani, Mohammad Hussein Alruwaili, Ali Muqbil Alruwaili, Sultan Faraj Alruwili, Fawaz Aljethi Alsharari, Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu
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