Chand Birendra, Bhusal Sandesh, Pradhan Pranil Man Singh, Paudel Kiran, Adhikari Nisha, Adhikari Tara Ballav, Shrestha Sushan Man
Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal Health Frontiers, Tokha-5, Kathmandu, Nepal.
J Environ Public Health. 2022 Jul 8;2022:1495779. doi: 10.1155/2022/1495779. eCollection 2022.
Despite the crucial role of public health students in tobacco control, there is a paucity of information regarding tobacco use among this population in Nepal. This study aims to assess the prevalence of tobacco use among undergraduate public health students in Kathmandu valley, Nepal.
A web-based survey was conducted among 386 undergraduate public health students in Kathmandu valley, Nepal, using the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire. Associated factors were examined using multivariate logistic regression analyses at the level of significance of 0.05.
A total of 16.8% of students were current cigarette smokers, 39.9% had ever smoked cigarettes, and 62.2% had smoked their first cigarettes during adolescence. Among the participants, 11.7% currently used other tobacco products. Male students (aOR: 15.4; 95% CI: 4.9-47.8), students with higher age (aOR: 2.4; 95% CI: 1.0-5.4), students belonging to non-Brahmin/Chhetri ethnic group (aOR: 2.3; 95% CI: 1.2-4.4), and those staying without family (aOR: 2.0; 95% CI: 1.1-5.0) had higher odds of being current smoker. Similarly, students with a parental history of tobacco use (aOR: 2.4; 95% CI: 1.3-5.0) and friends with smoking habits (aOR: 7.9; 95% CI: 2.3-27.0) were more likely to be a current smoker.
There is a notable prevalence of tobacco use among public health students in Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Concerned stakeholders should work jointly to implement a cessation program to discourage tobacco use among these populations who have a potential role in educating communities about the hazards of tobacco smoking, tobacco use prevention, and control.
尽管公共卫生专业学生在烟草控制中发挥着关键作用，但关于尼泊尔这一人群烟草使用情况的信息却很匮乏。本研究旨在评估尼泊尔加德满都谷地本科公共卫生专业学生的烟草使用 prevalence。
使用全球卫生专业学生调查问卷（GHPSS）对尼泊尔加德满都谷地的386名本科公共卫生专业学生进行了基于网络的调查。在0.05的显著性水平下，使用多变量逻辑回归分析来研究相关因素。
共有16.8%的学生为当前吸烟者，39.9%曾经吸过烟，62.2%在青春期吸过第一支烟。在参与者中，11.7%目前使用其他烟草制品。男性学生（调整后的比值比：15.4；95%置信区间：4.9 - 47.8）、年龄较大的学生（调整后的比值比：2.4；95%置信区间：1.0 - 5.4）、非婆罗门/切特里族的学生（调整后的比值比：2.3；95%置信区间：1.2 - 4.4）以及那些没有家人陪伴居住的学生（调整后的比值比：2.0；95%置信区间：1.1 - 5.0）成为当前吸烟者的几率更高。同样，有父母吸烟史的学生（调整后的比值比：2.4；95%置信区间：1.3 - 5.0）和有吸烟习惯的朋友的学生（调整后的比值比：7.9；95%置信区间：2.3 - 27.0）更有可能成为当前吸烟者。
尼泊尔加德满都谷地的公共卫生专业学生中烟草使用 prevalence 显著。相关利益攸关方应共同努力实施戒烟计划，以劝阻这些在向社区宣传吸烟危害、预防和控制烟草使用方面具有潜在作用的人群使用烟草。
