title: [Survey about smoking among third-year medical students at the National University of Cordoba].
abstract: A survey about smoking was done at the Second Department of Pathology at the National University of Córdoba. The results of a questionnaire answered by 70% of 520 students were as follows: 23% of the students smoke (29% of the males and 17% of the females). The generation of these students smoke much less than that of their parents (70% of the male parents and 25% of the female parents smoke). The family groups are fairly well informed about cigarette danger for health. Nevertheless, in a significant number of cases children and pregnant women are subjected to passive smoking and to a lesser extent pregnant women smoke themselves. It is difficult to quit smoking. Many tried it without results. 80% of students are against smoking in closed places. The majority of students claim to respect the right of non smokers. Few of the Departments of Basic Sciences teach about smoking and several members of the teaching staff smoke during academic activities and/or permit students to smoke. This meets the disapproval of the great majority of the students which view this as a bad example and something in contradiction with the expected role of teachers. We hope smokers will respect the right of non smokers and also respect the rules about smoking of our University.
authors.affiliation: II Cátedra de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piva
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torasso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vélez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aspitía
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Encuesta sobre tabaquismo a estudiantes de tercer año de medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Cordoba.