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Smoking Prevalence and Awareness Among Undergraduate and Health Care Students
Author(s) -
Morrell Holly E. R.,
Cohen Lee M.,
Dempsey Jared P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802019899
Subject(s) - health care , smoking cessation , cigarette smoking , medicine , tobacco use , family medicine , population , environmental health , psychology , political science , pathology , law
Approximately 10,000 undergraduates from 12 Texas colleges and universities and 350 health care students completed a Web‐based survey assessing the prevalence and awareness of cigarette smoking. There were few differences between health care and undergraduate students on trying smoking or quitting smoking. Health care students reported lower rates of current smoking than undergraduate students, even though both groups demonstrated similar knowledge of tobacco‐related health risks. Gender differences are discussed. Findings suggest that tobacco awareness programs should continue to target young adults as an at‐risk population, and that health care training programs should place a greater emphasis on tobacco cessation.