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. 2009 Dec 7;14 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):86-9.
doi: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-s4-86.

Tobacco abuse and physical activity among medical students

A Gawlikowska-Sroka  1 , E Dzieciolowska, J Szczurowski, E Kamienska, F Czerwinski
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Tobacco abuse and physical activity among medical students

A Gawlikowska-Sroka et al. Eur J Med Res. .

Abstract

Objective: This lifestyle is mainly determined during childhood and connected with poor public prophylactic health policy. The aim of this study was to estimate physical activity and level of tobacco abuse, as well as knowledge about health behaviours, among medical students.

Methods: Questionnaires were completed by Polish (243) and foreign medical students (80).

Results: It was stated that about 20% of the students smoked cigarettes. Female students from Norway took up smoking significantly more often than other participants, whereas there were more smokers among those from Poland. There was a significantly larger percentage of smoking males from Norway than among male Polish students. The same students presented a low level of physical activity. The smallest level of physical activity was characteristic of the Polish women.

Conclusion: This situation requires an intensification of activities aimed at supporting pro-health lifestyles and the elimination of unfavourable effects, especially among medical students.

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Influence of tobacco abuse by parents on smoking habits of Polish students.
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Influence of tobacco abuse by parents on smoking habits of Norwegian students.
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Influence of tobacco abuse by parents on smoking habits of Polish male students.
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Influence of tobacco abuse by parents on smoking habits of Norwegian male students.
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