title: [Prevalence of smoking among the staff of the Medical Academy and the State Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Gdańsk and among 5th-year medical students].
abstract: Addiction to smoking was assessed in workers of the Medical School, Central Clinical Hospital in Gdańsk and 50 medical students basing on the results of a simple questionnaire. 400 questionnaires were distributed. 287 were returned. 79% of the responders were females. 61.3% of the questioned subjects were smokers. 53.7% of the females were smokers, where as only 50% of the males smoked. The highest percentage of smokers was found in the group of orderlies, administrative workers and nurses (62-73%). Most of the health workers acknowledged knowing about the harmful effect of tobacco smoking. 95% believed that anti-smoking measures are inadequate in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Płuc i Gruźlicy Akademii Medycznej, Gdańsku.
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authors.lastname: Siemińska
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authors.lastname: Dubaniewicz
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Rozpowszechnienie nałogu palenia tytoniu wśród pracowników Akademii Medycznej i Państwowego Szpitala Klinicznego Nr 1 w Gdańsku oraz grupy studentów V roku Wydziału Lekarskiego AMG.