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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

Perception and practices of tobacco smoking among medical students in the Nile Delta, Egypt.

Ibrahim Ali Kabbash, Sameh Magdy Sarsik, Mahmoud Ibrahim Kabbash, Aya Abdul-Rahman Hagar, Nahlah Mohammad Othman, Mohammad Fahmy Ismail, Mohammad Rasmy Elazoul, Salem Mohammed Salem

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ibrahim Ali KabbashDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. iafkabbash@gmail.com.
Sameh Magdy SarsikFaculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Mahmoud Ibrahim KabbashFaculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Aya Abdul-Rahman HagarFaculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University, Shibin El-Kom, Egypt.
Nahlah Mohammad OthmanFaculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mohammad Fahmy IsmailFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Mohammad Rasmy ElazoulFaculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Salem Mohammed SalemFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Tanta University · EGZagazig University · EGMansoura University · EGMenoufia University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify medical students' perception and practices towards tobacco smoking, as well as to identify factors affecting their adoption to smoking habit, among medical students in the Nile Delta. From December 2014 to February 2015, a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the four faculties of medicine in the Nile Delta. A total of 1715 students were targeted from the 2nd to 6th academic years to represent different levels of knowledge, awareness, and the influence of medical education on their attitude towards smoking. 5.6 and 1.2% of the students reported being smokers and ex-smokers, respectively, with a higher prevalence among 6th-year students, 40% of them reported to be involved with substance abuse. In general, medical students had positive antismoking attitude. The prevalence of smoking among medicine students was not high. However, there is a need to address smoking cessation programs during their study.

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Cross-Sectional StudiesEgyptFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePerceptionPrevalenceSmoking CessationStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco SmokingEgyptMedical studentsShishah smokingTobacco smokingWater-pipe smoking

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