Tobacco smoking among first year students of Rzeszow universities
Journal Title: Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu - Year 2015, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
[b]Introduction.[/b] Addiction to tobacco products is a serious global problem. It is also a main risk factor of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, or respiratory diseases. Studies conducted by the WHO show that 6 million people worldwide die due to tobacco-related diseases, and in 2030 this number will exceed 8 million. In Poland, 31% of citizens are smokers. It is an alarming fact that increasingly more frequently not only secondary school adolescents, but also those attending junior high and primary schools, reach for cigarettes. Therefore, it seems justifiable to recognize risky behaviours in the area of the use of tobacco products among university students. [b]Aim of research. [/b]The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of smoking among first year students of Rzeszow universities. [b]Material and methods.[/b] The study covered a total of 942 first year students from the University of Rzeszów and Rzeszów University of Technology, studying the following disciplines: medical, humanities and exact sciences. The study was performed by the method of a diagnostic survey using a questionnaire technique. Statistical analysis was performed by chi-square test for independence. [b]Findings[/b]. The results of the study showed that more than a half of the students examined (67.4%) did not smoke cigarettes (71.6% students of medical disciplines, 67.7% from exact sciences and 66.0% students of humanistic disciplines). Occasional smoking was declared by 14.9% of respondents: 11.9% – daily, several times a week – 3.6%. The students in the survey indicated as the most common cause of smoking tobacco products: socializing (15.4%), and the feeling of pleasure (8.0%). The majority of respondents (84.1%) believed that smoking causes diseases and, in the presence of others, is very harmful (79.8%). The students (78.5%) agreed that prohibition of smoking in public places is right. [b]Conclusions[/b]. The study showed that smoking tobacco products is becoming increasingly less attractive among students. The young people in the survey most often smoke cigarettes during social gatherings, despite their declarations that smoking in the presence of others is very harmful
Authors and Affiliations
Monika Binkowska - Bury, Izabela Sałacińska, Paweł Więch
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP58458
- DOI -
- Views 195
- Downloads 0
Knowledge of pregnant women concerning immunization of children
Introduction: Protective vaccinations have resulted in a significant reduction or elimination of some infectious diseases in children. Unfortunately, in recent years campaigns against the use of vaccinations in children...
Golball skutecznym środkiem usprawniania niewidomych i słabo widzących
[b]Wstęp.[/b] Goalball jest grą paralimpijską uprawianą przez niewidomych i słabo widzących. Gra odbywa się na boisku o wymiarach 18 × 9 m. [b]Materiał i metoda[/b]. W celu stwierdzenia jak goalballl oddziałuje na spra...
Effect of work on general wellbeing of paramedics
In the work of paramedics there are many factors which may result in the deterioration of wellbeing. These may be patients and their aggressive behaviour, and the risk of infection with viruses, bacteria, fungi, as well...
Prevalence of vascular brain damage among inhabitants of the Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Province
Ojective: The objective of this study was determination of the prevalence of vascular brain damage (VBD) in the Ostrowiec Province, and to confirm the relationship between the occurrence of this disease and the patients’...
Socio-demographic situation and environmental factors in childhood nephrotic syndrome
Introduction: More and more attention is paid to environmental determinants of health and disease nowadays. Broadly defined environmental factors can not only cause the disease, but also modify its course or prevent it.O...