Hasim T J
Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box 92628, Riyadh 11663, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2000 Jan;21(1):76-80.
To establish a baseline data on the smoking habits of health science students in a Saudi Arabian university environment.
The participating subjects were students of the College of Applied Medical Sciences within the age range of 18 to 26. An experimental design with pre-structured questionnaires, and simple random sampling was administered to 712 participants by a panel of experts in behavioral health sciences.
Out of 647 respondents, 186 (29%) were current smokers. Of those that indicated that they were currently smokers, 127 (20%) were male and 59 (9%) were female. The 20-24 year old age group exhibited the highest prevalence of smoking (P<0.000). Major factors influencing the smoking prevalence were the smoking habits of peers, siblings, and parents (P<0.005). Most of the respondents appeared to be Light Smokers , consuming less than 10 cigarettes per day. When asked of their awareness of the health hazards of smoking, 73% of the respondents answered that they were aware of the hazards. Of those that smoked, 70% expressed a desire to cease cigarette smoking. Media influence was considered to be the major source of information on the health consequences of cigarette smoking.
Cigarette smoking is prevalent among students of health care professionals. Author advocates a collaborative effort in order to alleviate the consequences of cigarette smoking among health professionals. This effort must embody a multidisciplinary approach that includes legislators, mass media, public education and health professionals at all levels.
建立沙特阿拉伯一所大学环境中健康科学专业学生吸烟习惯的基线数据。
参与研究的对象为应用医学科学学院年龄在18至26岁之间的学生。采用预先构建的问卷进行实验设计，并由行为健康科学专家小组对712名参与者进行简单随机抽样。
在647名受访者中，186人（29%）为当前吸烟者。在表示自己是当前吸烟者的人群中，127人（20%）为男性，59人（9%）为女性。20至24岁年龄组吸烟率最高（P<0.000）。影响吸烟率的主要因素是同龄人、兄弟姐妹和父母的吸烟习惯（P<0.005）。大多数受访者似乎是轻度吸烟者，每天吸烟少于10支。当被问及对吸烟健康危害的认识时，73%的受访者回答他们知道这些危害。在吸烟者中，70%表示希望戒烟。媒体影响被认为是关于吸烟健康后果信息的主要来源。
吸烟在医护专业学生中很普遍。作者主张共同努力以减轻医护人员吸烟的后果。这项努力必须体现多学科方法，包括立法者、大众媒体以及各级公共教育和卫生专业人员。
