Smoking prevalence and attitudes of medical students as potential role models in tobacco control in Istanbul, Turkiye

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dc.authorid0000-0001-7311-3258
dc.authorid0000-0001-7239-1133
dc.authorid0000-0003-0190-6085
dc.contributor.authorBayramlar, Osman Faruk
dc.contributor.authorKarabey, Selma
dc.contributor.authorKoci, Mert Burak
dc.contributor.authorBozdag, Semih
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Hatice
dc.contributor.authorKarakaya, Nur Rana
dc.contributor.authorBahar, Zeynep
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:31:28Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:31:28Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackgroundMedical students are potential role models for the community in tobacco control. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prevalence and dynamics of tobacco smoking among their grades.MethodsA questionnaire prepared in cooperation with the World Health Organization was completed online by 697 medical students in 2020 as a randomized cross-sectional study covering all medical school grades.ResultsThe prevalence of smoking among pre-grade 1 students was 3.3%, while it was 23% in grade-6. The highest prevalence was 31% in grade-2. Of the 135 current smokers, 43% smoked their first cigarette in medical school. Having smoker best friends was the most critical factor in starting smoking. Of current smokers, 59.3% want to quit. Only 20.7% of students who tried to quit smoking received professional help. Students took only a 1-hour lecture on tobacco control in the first two years.ConclusionWhile there was almost no smoking in pre-grade 1, the high prevalence seen in grade-2 indicates that psychosocial support mechanisms and tobacco control lectures should be developed to prevent students. University administrations should implement adequate programs and increase awareness that will lead to a reduction in diseases in the student population and thus in the general population.
dc.description.sponsorshipProf. Toker Erguder, Program
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank Prof. Toker Erguder, Program Manager of the World Health Organization (WHO) Turkiye Office for his guidance. Thanks also to Devin Michael Janse van Rensburg, who edited the article.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14659891.2023.2254392
dc.identifier.endpage851
dc.identifier.issn1465-9891
dc.identifier.issn1475-9942
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85169933466
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage843
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2023.2254392
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5904
dc.identifier.volume29
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001060820000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Inc
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Substance Use
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectmedical student
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjecttobacco
dc.subjectcurriculum
dc.titleSmoking prevalence and attitudes of medical students as potential role models in tobacco control in Istanbul, Turkiye
dc.typeArticle

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