Department of Clinical Dentistry-Cariology, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 13;17(20):7451. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207451.
The aim of the study was to perform preliminary research to compare the smoking prevalence, attitudes and behavior between dentistry students in two universities in Europe using the standardized Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire. This was cross-sectional carried out among dentistry students from the Medical University in Bialystok, Poland and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. There were 582 participants; 282 were Italians, 202 were smokers and 42% were Italians. The response rate was 79.9% of Italian students and 79.6% of Polish students. The prevalence of smoking was significantly higher among Italian students (42% vs. 28.0%). Attitudes and behaviour of smokers and non-smokers differed statistically. Polish and Italian dental students presented statistically different behavior regarding the time to smoke the first cigarette, the willingness to stop smoking and trying to stop smoking in the last year. The multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that two independent variables, exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) both at home and in public places (OR = 3.26 and OR = 5.9, respectively), showed a significantly higher occurrence of smoking. There is a high use of tobacco among dental students, which is particularly high in Italian dental students. Students realizes the positive perception of their own tobacco counsellor role in a dental setting. Dental students should be role models to their peers and patients.
本研究旨在使用标准化的全球卫生专业学生调查（GHPSS）问卷，对欧洲两所大学的牙科学学生的吸烟流行率、态度和行为进行初步研究。这是在波兰比亚韦斯托克医科大学和意大利罗马萨皮恩扎大学的牙科学学生中进行的横断面研究。共有 582 名参与者；282 名是意大利人，202 名是吸烟者，42%是意大利人。意大利学生的回复率为 79.9%，波兰学生的回复率为 79.6%。意大利学生的吸烟率明显更高（42%比 28.0%）。吸烟者和不吸烟者的态度和行为存在统计学差异。波兰和意大利的牙科学生在吸烟第一支烟的时间、戒烟意愿以及在过去一年中尝试戒烟的行为方面存在统计学差异。多因素逻辑回归分析显示，两个独立变量，即在家中和公共场所接触二手烟（SHS）（OR=3.26 和 OR=5.9），吸烟的发生率显著增加。牙科学生中有很高的烟草使用量，意大利牙科学生的吸烟率尤其高。学生意识到在牙科环境中担任自己的烟草顾问角色的积极看法。牙科学生应该成为同龄人及患者的榜样。
