Milošević Georgiev Andrijana, Kotur-Stevuljević Jelena, Krajnović Dušanka
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11000 Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia.
Zdr Varst. 2019 Jan 21;58(1):11-20. doi: 10.2478/sjph-2019-0002. eCollection 2019 Mar.
Smoking rates in Serbian adults are among the highest in Europe. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of smoking and smoking-related behaviours of Belgrade University students depending on their sociodemographic characteristics and faculty group.
A cross-sectional study was carried out among 2,608 Belgrade University students (59.6% female) in 2015. A self-administered questionnaire was applied to the opportunity sample to collect the data describing students' smoking habits and attitudes across all 30 faculties of the university.
30.5% of students reported smoking: 26.4% of medical, and 31.1% of non-medical ones. Smoking rate among female students was 31.2% vs. 29.5% among males. Age (p=0.001), relationship (<0.001) and employment status (p=0.002) had statistically significant influence on smoking status, while the differences in smoking status between genders (p=0.141) and medical and non-medical group of students (p=0.066) were not statistically significant. The highest percentage of students started smoking during high school (66.2%). As the most common reason to start smoking, respondents cited peer influence (36.5%). 44.3% of students who smoked unsuccessfully tried to quit smoking.
To combat high smoking prevalence among a younger population, the formal education of students about the adverse impacts of smoking should be integrated in all active anti-smoking programs. Medical students, as future healthcare professionals, can play an important role in smoking rates reduction among both younger and general populations, if properly trained and educated about smoking prevention and cessation techniques.
塞尔维亚成年人的吸烟率位居欧洲最高之列。本研究的目的是根据贝尔格莱德大学学生的社会人口学特征和学院分组，评估吸烟率以及与吸烟相关的行为。
2015年对2608名贝尔格莱德大学学生（59.6%为女性）进行了一项横断面研究。采用自填式问卷对该机会样本进行调查，以收集描述该校所有30个学院学生吸烟习惯和态度的数据。
30.5%的学生报告吸烟：医学专业学生中吸烟率为26.4%，非医学专业学生中吸烟率为31.1%。女学生吸烟率为31.2%，男学生为29.5%。年龄（p = 0.001）、恋爱关系（<0.001）和就业状况（p = 0.002）对吸烟状况有统计学显著影响，而性别之间（p = 0.141）以及医学和非医学专业学生组之间（p = 0.066）的吸烟状况差异无统计学意义。最高比例的学生在高中时开始吸烟（66.2%）。作为开始吸烟的最常见原因，受访者提到同伴影响（36.5%）。44.3%吸烟的学生曾尝试戒烟但未成功。
为应对年轻人群中高吸烟率的问题，应将对学生进行吸烟有害影响的正规教育纳入所有现行的反吸烟项目中。医学生作为未来的医疗保健专业人员，如果接受关于吸烟预防和戒烟技巧的适当培训和教育，可在降低年轻人和普通人群吸烟率方面发挥重要作用。
