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[Smoking among nursing students]. 1988

J Cooreman, and S Pretet, and M Levallois, and J Marsac, and S Perdrizet

INSERM Unité 179, Le Vésinet, Paris.

The aim of this work is to study smoking habits in young adults in a particularly sensitive environment. The data were collected in 28 nursing schools of the Public Hospital System in Paris by means of anonymous self-administered questionnaire. The questions focused on smoking habits, knowledge of risks and student attitudes. The 5,598 respondents (mean age of 22.6 years) were 89 per cent female. The results showed a high prevalence of current smoking (44%) especially amongst the younger students. Students preferred brands with a medium range tar level. Most of the students knew the smoking risk, agreed with the policy of prohibiting smoking in the hospital and thought that it is the role of nurses to counsel patients to stop smoking, but only one third hold a positive view of this role.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D005602	France	A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris.	Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon
D006266	Health Education	Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.	Community Health Education,Education, Health,Education, Community Health,Health Education, Community
D006291	Health Policy	Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.	Health Care Policies,Health Policies,Healthcare Policy,National Health Policy,Care Policies, Health,Health Care Policy,Health Policy, National,Healthcare Policies,National Health Policies,Policies, Health,Policies, Health Care,Policies, Healthcare,Policy, Health,Policy, Health Care,Policy, Healthcare
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001294	Attitude to Health	Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system.	Health Attitude,Attitude, Health,Attitudes, Health,Health Attitudes,Health, Attitude to
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D012579	Schools, Nursing	Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of nursing.	Nurse Training Schools,Nursing Schools,Schools, Nurse Training,Nurse Training School,Nursing School,School, Nurse Training,Training School, Nurse,Training Schools, Nurse