Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Behav Med. 2020 Jan-Mar;46(1):43-51. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2018.1541863. Epub 2019 Jan 7.
The purpose of this study was to assess the use of e-cigarettes among pharmacy students. In 2016, we conducted a cross-sectional study among pharmacy students enrolled at the University of Kragujevac (Serbia). Overall, 47.0% of pharmacy students reported that they ever smoked cigarettes; 29.7% were former and 17.3% were current smokers. The overall prevalence of e-cigarette use was 9.9%. The final year pharmacy students significantly more frequently smoked tobacco cigarettes ( = .001) and used e-cigarettes ( = .009) compared to younger students. Also, alcohol use was positively related to ever smoking tobacco cigarettes (adjusted OR = 4.57, 95% CI = 2.80-7.43; < .001) and to ever use of e-cigarettes (adjusted OR = 5.58, 95% CI = 1.58-19.71; = .008). The pharmacy students who ever used e-cigarettes more frequently reported a history of self-funded study financing (adjusted OR = 14.68, 95% CI = 2.42-89.17; = .004) and use of psychoactive substances (adjusted OR = 13.63, 95% CI = 2.52-73.69; = .002). In pharmacy students, a higher overall grade was related to a significantly less frequent ever use of tobacco cigarettes (adjusted OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.22-0.84, = .015). This paper highlights the need for a more effective tobacco control among pharmacy students in Serbia in order to reduce smoking prevalence.
本研究旨在评估药学专业学生使用电子烟的情况。2016 年，我们在塞尔维亚克拉古耶瓦茨大学（University of Kragujevac）的药学专业学生中开展了一项横断面研究。总体而言，47.0%的药学专业学生报告曾吸烟；29.7%为曾经吸烟者，17.3%为当前吸烟者。电子烟的总体使用率为 9.9%。与低年级学生相比，最后一年的药学专业学生更频繁地吸烟（ = .001）和使用电子烟（ = .009）。此外，酒精使用与曾经吸烟（调整后的 OR = 4.57，95% CI = 2.80-7.43； < .001）和曾经使用电子烟（调整后的 OR = 5.58，95% CI = 1.58-19.71； = .008）显著相关。曾经使用电子烟的药学专业学生更频繁地报告有自费学习资助（调整后的 OR = 14.68，95% CI = 2.42-89.17； = .004）和使用精神活性物质（调整后的 OR = 13.63，95% CI = 2.52-73.69； = .002）的历史。在药学专业学生中，总评分较高与吸烟（调整后的 OR = 0.43，95% CI = 0.22-0.84， = .015）的总体发生率显著降低有关。本文强调了塞尔维亚需要对药学专业学生实施更有效的烟草控制措施，以降低吸烟率。
