Department of Nursing, Al Baha University, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Medicine, Al Baha University, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jun 20;11:1193475. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1193475. eCollection 2023.
Smoking is a common problem in university students worldwide. Smoking is one of the most dangerous social phenomena and has a significant impact on public health. This study investigated the beliefs and attitudes of medical students toward smoking in Sudan.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students at Al Neelain University, Sudan, from March to June 2022 using a web-based questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of eight items on demographic characteristics and 13 on the beliefs and attitudes toward smoking. Other data included smoking status, smoking habits, the number of cigarettes smoked per day, and smoking duration. Data analysis was performed descriptively, and chi-square test and logistic regression were conducted using SPSS version 24. Statistical significance was set at 0.05.
A total of 336 students participated in this study, and the smoking prevalence was 48.8% (41.1% in men and 7.7% in women). In total, 76.8% reported smoking daily at a rate of 5-10 cigarettes per day. In terms of students' beliefs about smoking, 86.8% disagreed with selling cigarettes at the university. Of the respondents, 68.4% did not approve smoking on campus. There was a relationship between smoking habits and the age group of 22-25 years, which was the highest smoking category among students (-value = 0.01).
The prevalence of cigarette smoking among medical students is disturbing, particularly as they are future doctors. There is a need to include plans to reduce smoking among students that can be incorporated into courses and special programs.
吸烟是全球大学生中普遍存在的问题。吸烟是最危险的社会现象之一，对公众健康有重大影响。本研究调查了苏丹医学生对吸烟的信念和态度。
2022 年 3 月至 6 月，在苏丹的内莱因大学，通过网络问卷调查，对医学生进行了横断面研究。问卷包括 8 个人口统计学特征项目和 13 个关于吸烟信念和态度的项目。其他数据包括吸烟状况、吸烟习惯、每天吸烟的支数和吸烟持续时间。采用描述性分析进行数据分析，并使用 SPSS 版本 24 进行卡方检验和逻辑回归。统计显著性设为 0.05。
共有 336 名学生参加了这项研究，吸烟率为 48.8%（男性为 41.1%，女性为 7.7%）。共有 76.8%的人每天吸烟，每天吸烟 5-10 支。就学生对吸烟的看法而言，86.8%的人不同意在大学销售香烟。在回答者中，68.4%的人不赞成在校园内吸烟。吸烟习惯与 22-25 岁年龄组之间存在关系，这是学生中吸烟最多的年龄段（-值=0.01）。
医学生的吸烟率令人担忧，尤其是因为他们是未来的医生。需要制定计划来减少学生吸烟，可以将这些计划纳入课程和特别计划中。
