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Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS): Výsledky u studentů Lékařské fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně
| Title in English | Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS): Results in Students at Medcal faculty, Masaryk University, Brno |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Hygiena |
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| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | smoking in medical students; GLobal HEalth Profession Survey (GHPSS) |
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| Description | Background: From the end of 80th in the last century, the worldwide descriptive studies concerned about medical students have been organized. Their results gave data about knowledge, attitudes and smoking behaviour among future physicians and other health professionals as a basis for their future target education about smoking. Methods: Together 220 medical students attending the 6th grade from September 2011 to June 2012 filled the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) GHPSS (Global Health Professions Student Survey) questionnaire at the end of their State examinations. Results: Almost one quarter of students never tried to smoke cigarettes, 5.5 % of students reported themselves as smokers, 2.8 % of students smoked regularly during the last month. Single attempts with other tobacco products smoking described 45 % and the same frequency of attempts with water pipe reported 80 % of students. They are often exposed to passive smoking on public places, almost 40 % of students described the non-compliance with ban of smoking within the faculty areas and clinics. Students at the last grade are significantly better informed about the specific role of physicians and health professionals in the motivations of smokers to quit and fully accept it. The practical skills with advice and support patients with smoking cessation have obtained during the pre-gradual study more than one third of students. Conclusions: The trend of pre-gradual medical study developed at Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, Brno in 90th continues successfully: majority of graduated students accept non-smoking as an obvious part of life style and understand the specific role of health professionals in reduction of public smoking. There are some reserves in the complete approach: non-compliance of smoking ban on Medical faculty areas and the necessity of wider practical skills in counselling. |