title: [Knowledge and attitudes toward smoke-free law among smoking and non-smoking medical students].
abstract: Tobacco smoking is common among various social groups. There is still high prevalence of smoking among health care professionals.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess knowledge about smoke-free law in public places in Poland among smoking and nonsmoking students of selected medical university. We surveyed 50 students of one medical university aged 23 +/- 2 years. Control group consisted with 61 students of other universities located in the same region aged 23 +/- 3 years. We developed a new survey to assess students knowledge about smoke-free regulations and their implementations in various public places. Smoking status was verified with exhaled carbon monoxide levels (COex).
  
  
  RESULTS
  57% off all surveyed students declared being familiar with smoke-free law. However, we detected a significant difference between the knowledge of medical vs. nonmedical students (76% vs. 41%, p < 0.05). The knowledge about smoke-free law in Poland among students is not sufficient, especially among nonmedical students.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Chemii Ogólnej i Nieorganicznej, Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Wydział Farmaceutyczny z Oddziałem Medycyny Laboratoryjnej, Sosnowiec.
authors.forename: Wioleta
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zielińska-Danch
authors.forename: Maciej Ł
authors.initials: MŁ
authors.lastname: Goniewicz
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koszowski
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leszczyńska
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Czogała
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szołtysek-Bołdys
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Antosiewicz
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobczak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult