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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2022; 43(02): 159-164
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742447
Original Article

Smoking Prevalence, Attitude, and Cessation Training among Nursing Students in Bhubaneswar, India—A Cross-sectional Study

Kulumina Dash
1   Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Ansuman Panigrahi
2   Epidemiology Division, ICMR—NIIRNCD, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
,
S. Bhakti Swarupa
3   Department of Child Health Nursing, Kalinga Institute of Nursing Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Mona Pathak
4   Department of Research and Development, Kalinga Institute of Nursing Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Pratap Kumar Jena
1   Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Abstract

Introduction The smoking habit of health professionals including nursing students may prevent them from providing cessation advice and counseling to their patients as one cannot persuade others to quit if he/she is smoking himself/herself.

Objective The study aimed to assess the smoking prevalence, attitude, and tobacco cessation training among nursing students.

Materials and Methods During January to April 2019, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 432 third-year nursing students of eight graduate nursing colleges of Bhubaneswar using the Global Health Professional Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire.

Results Overall, 38 (8.8%) were current smokers. Majority of participants agreed that health professionals should receive specific training on smoking cessation techniques (91%), serve as role models for their patients and the public (94%), advise their patients to quit tobacco (96.1%). Current smokers were more likely to be males (adjusted OR [aOR]: 6.53, 95% confidence interval or CI: 2.61–16.36), those not supporting a smoking ban in discos/bars/pubs (aOR: 2.82, 95% CI: 1.13–7.05), those lacking knowledge about dangers of smoking (aOR: 2.48, 95% CI: 1.10–5.60), and those not discussing the reasons of smoking (aOR: 2.49, 95% CI: 1.05–5.93).

Conclusion Sincere efforts must be undertaken in the nursing colleges to design and implement strategies to discourage tobacco use among nursing students and adequately train them on tobacco cessation techniques.

Keywords

current smoker - GHPSS - nursing students - tobacco cessation

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Authorship Statement

The manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors, that the requirements for authorship have been met, and that each author believes that the manuscript represents honest work.




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18. April 2022

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