GHPSS multicenter Italian survey: Smoking prevalence, knowledge and attitudes, and tobacco cessation training among third-year medical students
- Authors: Saulle, R; Bontempi, C; Baldo, V; Boccia, G; Bonaccorsi, G; Brusaferro, S; Donato, F; Firenze, A; Gregorio, P; Pelissero, G; Sella, A; Siliquini, R; Boccia, A; La Torre, G.
- Publication year: 2013
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: Global Health Professions Student Survey; Smoking; Tobacco use;
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/79045
Abstract
Aims and background. Healthcare professionals have an important role to play both as advisers - influencing smoking cessation - and as role models. The aims of this study were to examine smoking prevalence, knowledge and attitudes among Italian university students attending medical schools using the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) approach. Methods and study design. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among University students of 9 Italian medical schools (age ranging between 19 and 29 years). The GHPSS questionnaire was self-administered. A logistic regression model was used to identify possible factors associated with tobacco smoking status. Data were analyzed with the software SPSS 19.0 for Windows. Results. Seven hundred thirty medical students (response rate 100%) were enrolled. The prevalence of current smokers was 20.4% (males 22.4%, females 19.1%). Of the total sample, 87.7% believed that health professionals should receive specific training in te...