Prevalence, behavioural and socio-psychological aspects of tobacco smoking among medical students
In the article, in view of the vast importance of the role of physicians in reducing the spread of the tobacco epidemic, and includes analysis of the prevalence of tobacco smoking (TC) among the medical students of senior courses. Studied motivation and intensity of smoking tobacco, behavioral and socio-psychological aspects of the TC, the awareness of the medical students of modern preparations, helping to overcome the habit of smoking and the effects of the impact of smoking on human health. Materials and methods. With the help of a questionnaire interviewed students of the senior rates (5-6) the medical university — a total of 223 people in the age of 20-28 years. Results. The results of the survey show that the unfavorable situation with the distribution of TC in medical school, so as 39% of medical students have this bad habit, and regularly smokes 73,6%. More than half of the smokers of the male and a quarter of the female belong to the category of so-called hard-core smokers. The leading motive of the first sample is «curiosity» (73,8%). The motif of «like «is on the first place for the students, who continue to smoke in the present time (46,2%). Among the types of smoking behavior is dominated by the «habit « (37,4%), especially for girls, which testifies to the already existing expressed physiological dependence on tobacco. More than half of smokers (50,6%) tried to quit smoking, of which 36.8% of managed to give up harmful habits at the time of 13.8% failed to do this. Not found a significant connection between smoking and socio-economic situation of the family. It is proved that the environment (parents, friends) is quite aggressive in respect of the imposition of TC young people. Revealed a low level of awareness of the medical students of modern preparations, helping to overcome the habit of smoking. Most information about the drug support in quitting smoking has a group of regular smokers students (34,4%). Established the link between smoking respondent and chronic bronchitis, as well as the frequency of acute respiratory viral infections. The high prevalence of smoking among young people is an adverse factor for the prognosis of health in the near future and the development of chronic pathology in future.