Family and Community Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ann Thorac Med. 2010 Jul;5(3):145-8. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.65044.
Tobacco consumption is associated with considerable negative impact on health. Health professionals, including future doctors, should have a leading role in combating smoking in the community.
The aims of the study were to assess the prevalence of smoking among medical students of newly established medical colleges in Riyadh city, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as well as to assess students' attitude, practice and their knowledge on the risk factors of tobacco consumption.
A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study of students from two medical colleges in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was carried out. The questionnaire used was anonymous, self-administered and developed mainly from Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
A total of 215 students participated in this study. Forty students (19%) indicated that they smoke tobacco at the time of the study. All of them were males, which raise the prevalence among male students to 24%. Tobacco smoking was practiced by males more than females (P value <0.0001) and by senior more than junior students (<0.0001). About 94% of the study sample indicated that smoking could cause serious illnesses. About 90% of the students indicated that they would advice their patients to quit smoking in the future and 88% thought that smoking should be banned in public areas. Forty-four students (20%) thought that smoking has some beneficial effects, mainly as a coping strategy for stress alleviation.
Despite good knowledge about the hazards of tobacco consumption, about 25% of the medical students in this study continue to smoke. The main reported reasons should be addressed urgently by policy-makers. Special efforts should be taken to educate medical students on the effective strategies in managing stress during their study as they thought that tobacco smoking could be used as a coping strategy to face such a stress.
吸烟会对健康造成极大的负面影响。包括未来医生在内的健康专业人员应在社区中发挥带头作用，与吸烟作斗争。
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得新成立的两所医学院校医学生的吸烟流行率，并评估学生对烟草消费危险因素的态度、实践和知识。
对沙特阿拉伯利雅得的两所医学院的学生进行了一项基于问卷调查的横断面研究。使用的问卷是匿名的，由全球成人烟草调查（GATS）主要开发的自我管理问卷。
共有 215 名学生参加了这项研究。40 名学生（19%）表示在研究时吸烟。他们都是男性，这使男学生的吸烟率上升到 24%。男性吸烟多于女性（P 值<0.0001），高年级学生多于低年级学生（<0.0001）。约 94%的研究样本表示吸烟会导致严重疾病。约 90%的学生表示将来会建议患者戒烟，88%的学生认为应在公共场所禁烟。44 名学生（20%）认为吸烟有一些有益的影响，主要是作为缓解压力的应对策略。
尽管学生对烟草消费的危害有很好的了解，但在这项研究中，仍有 25%的医学生继续吸烟。决策者应紧急解决主要报道的原因。应特别努力教育医学生在学习期间管理压力的有效策略，因为他们认为吸烟可以作为应对压力的一种应对策略。
