Smoking-Related Attitudes and Knowledge Among Medical Students and Recent Graduates in Argentina: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians in Argentina smoke at rates similar to the general population, and do not have a clear role in tobacco control strategies.

Objective

To describe the attitudes and knowledge of medical students and recent graduates towards smoking behavior in Argentina.

Design

Cross-sectional self-administered online survey conducted in 2011.

Participants

Medical students and recent medical graduates from the University of Buenos Aires.

Main measures

Attitudes and knowledge were evaluated by responses to 16 statements regarding the effects of smoking cigarettes and the role of physicians in tobacco control. Rates of agreement with a full ban on indoor smoking in different public settings were assessed.

Key results

The sample included 1659 part

SUBMITTER: Salgado MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5400752 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature