title: [The evaluation study of knowledge and attitudes related to smoking habit among students of Cosmetology].
abstract: Modern European health education programmes place particular emphasis on the issue of tobacco-related diseases. It is a direct result of research studies showing that nicotine dependence and its consequences are a very important problem of modern European societies. In Poland the epidemic of chronic noncontagious diseases related to the inhalation of cigarette smoke remains a major health problem and a threat to public health condition. It is confirmed by a high number of premature deaths and complications following the course of malicious tumors, cardiovascular diseases, nonneoplastic respiratory diseases and by the deaths of infants born to mothers smoking during pregnancy. In 2006, first survey concerning smoking among university students was held at the Institute of Cosmetology and Health Care in Bialystok. Given all these arguments and the fact that the School is a medical university, in the 2006/2007 academic year a preventive health programme called "Healthy Bialystok 2006-2009" was introduced. It is addressed to both regular and extramural students of the following courses: Cosmetology, Emergency Medical, Nursing and Physiotherapy at the Institute of Cosmetology and Health Care in Bialystok. The main objective is to encourage students either not to smoke or give up smoking, and if this is impossible- to minimize the effects of smoking and to promote a healthy lifestyle. In the 2009/2010 academic year, the survey covered all first year students majoring in Cosmetology at the Institute of Cosmetology and Health Care in Bialystok. Test-takers were guaranteed anonymity. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the origins and reasons of smoking, number of cigarettes smoked per day, environment of the surveyed, knowledge of tobacco-related diseases and attempts to give up the habit.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Kosmetologii, Wyzsza Szkoła Kosmetologii i Ochrony Zdrowia, Białystok. kleszczewska.ewa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kleszczewska
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Łogwiniuk
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaszczuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult