Survey on the smoking habit of students at Ha Noi College of Medicine years 2000-2001
- Author:
Ngo Quy Chau
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
smoking habit
- MeSH:
Smoke;
Students;
Tobacco Smoke Pollution;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;450(4):52-53
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
1592 students from 1st class to 6th class in the school years 2000-2001 were enrolled into the study. Among student, general percentage of smoking were 14.10% (22.56% of male) and this percentage increased with the school grade, 1st class: 4.88%, 2nd class: 11.43%, 3rd class: 21.18%, with moderate smoker the mean consumption was 1.25 pack/year. The withdrawal percentage was 19.6%, among them 6.38% attempted to smoke again. In 95.9%, there was an awareness on the harm of smoking on health. 63% noted that teachers did not pay attention to tobacco control.
