Emanuela Biraghi1, Anna Maria Tortorano. 1. Department of Public Health-Microbiology-Virology, School of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Abstract
AIM: This paper is a report of a study assessing tobacco smoking habits among nursing students and how these are influenced by family members and peers. BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking among nursing students is a serious problem because of the public role model of these future healthcare professionals. METHODS: The smoking attitude of nursing students attending the 3 year full-time course at the University of Milan in the academic years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 was investigated. A total of 820 students filled in the self-administered questionnaire and 812 valid questionnaires were returned. The response rate was 87%. RESULTS: Forty-four percent of the 812 students were tobacco smokers and 7% former smokers. Among the smoking students 75% had at least one smoking parent, 47% had at least one smoking brother or sister and 87% saw smoking friends. CONCLUSION: There is an urgent need to implement effective anti-smoking measures among nursing students. Decreasing the number of smokers among healthcare professionals would discourage people from smoking and would increase the credibility of anti-smoking campaigns.
AIM: This paper is a report of a study assessing tobacco smoking habits among nursing students and how these are influenced by family members and peers. BACKGROUND:Tobacco smoking among nursing students is a serious problem because of the public role model of these future healthcare professionals. METHODS: The smoking attitude of nursing students attending the 3 year full-time course at the University of Milan in the academic years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 was investigated. A total of 820 students filled in the self-administered questionnaire and 812 valid questionnaires were returned. The response rate was 87%. RESULTS: Forty-four percent of the 812 students were tobacco smokers and 7% former smokers. Among the smoking students 75% had at least one smoking parent, 47% had at least one smoking brother or sister and 87% saw smoking friends. CONCLUSION: There is an urgent need to implement effective anti-smoking measures among nursing students. Decreasing the number of smokers among healthcare professionals would discourage people from smoking and would increase the credibility of anti-smoking campaigns.
Authors: Michael Belingheri; Rita Facchetti; Francesco Scordo; Francesco Butturini; Massimo Turato; Giovanni De Vito; Giancarlo Cesana; Michele Augusto Riva Journal: Med Lav Date: 2019-04-19 Impact factor: 1.275