Guevarra Jonathan P, Cordova Renerio Q, Mercado Chris Erwin G, Asaad Abubakar S
Department of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines,
J Community Health. 2014 Oct;39(5):886-93. doi: 10.1007/s10900-014-9866-2.
This study determines the prevalence of tobacco use among graduating Public Health students at the College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila. It also describes the exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, attitudes, behaviors and smoking cessation training of students. This study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design, adapting a standard questionnaire, pretested and administered to 52 Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) students at the College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila. Data generated from the survey were encoded using Epi Info version 3.5.4 and analyzed using Stata version 12. The prevalence of smoking among 4th year BSPH students was 5.8 % (current smokers). In the past 7 days, respondents have been exposed to secondhand smoke (44 % where they live; 79 % in places other than where they live). Majority were aware of the official policy on smoking ban in school, however, 80 % said that the policy is not enforced. Majority had favorable attitudes in terms of banning tobacco sales to adolescents, banning advertising of tobacco products, banning smoking in restaurants, discos/bars/pubs and enclosed public places. Majority of the respondents also believed that health professionals should get specific training on cessation techniques, that they do serve as role models, and that they have a role in giving advice about smoking cessation. More than three-quarters (76.9 %) of students said that health professionals who smoke are less likely to advise patients to quit. Most of the graduating students learned about the dangers of smoking, importance of obtaining tobacco use history, and providing educational support materials in their public health education but only a few received formal training about smoking cessation approaches. The implementation of the no-smoking policy of the university must be revisited. Smoking cessation approaches should be incorporated in the public health curriculum and the role of public health students in advocating a smoke-free lifestyle should be emphasized.
本研究确定了菲律宾大学马尼拉分校公共卫生学院即将毕业的公共卫生专业学生中烟草使用的流行情况。研究还描述了学生接触环境烟草烟雾的情况、态度、行为以及戒烟培训。本研究采用描述性横断面研究设计，采用一份经过预测试的标准问卷，对菲律宾大学马尼拉分校公共卫生学院的52名公共卫生理学学士（BSPH）学生进行了调查。调查产生的数据使用Epi Info 3.5.4版本进行编码，并使用Stata 12版本进行分析。四年级BSPH学生中的吸烟流行率为5.8%（当前吸烟者）。在过去7天里，受访者接触过二手烟（44%是在他们居住的地方；79%是在他们居住地方以外的场所）。大多数人知晓学校关于禁烟的官方政策，然而，80%的人表示该政策未得到执行。在禁止向青少年销售烟草、禁止烟草制品广告、禁止在餐馆、迪斯科舞厅/酒吧/酒馆和封闭公共场所吸烟方面，大多数人持支持态度。大多数受访者还认为，卫生专业人员应该接受戒烟技巧的专门培训，他们确实应起到榜样作用，并且在提供戒烟建议方面发挥作用。超过四分之三（76.9%）的学生表示，吸烟的卫生专业人员不太可能建议患者戒烟。大多数即将毕业的学生在公共卫生教育中了解到了吸烟的危害、获取吸烟史的重要性以及提供教育支持材料，但只有少数人接受过关于戒烟方法的正规培训。必须重新审视该大学禁烟政策的执行情况。戒烟方法应纳入公共卫生课程，并且应强调公共卫生专业学生在倡导无烟生活方式方面的作用。
