title: [Attitude of medical students to smoking and to the regulatory measures related to smoking].
abstract: In some countries strict tobacco control measures successfully reduced the number of smokers. Although these measures do not have immediate effects, they may serve as investments in the future healthcare. Health care experts should take part actively in the decision making.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate medical students' relation to smoking and their attitudes about tobacco control measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Authors applied the Hungarian translation of the Global Health Professionals Student Survey. Medical students from the first and fifth year answered its questions anonymously. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Altogether 245 students completed the questionnaire. It was found that the knowledge of students about health damages caused by tobacco smoking was very good. However, a large number of students are exposed to tobacco smoke (68% of them at home and 85% at public places). Their opinion about tobacco control measures reflects recent law, as only 43% of the students would support a smoking ban in bars and discotheques.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hungarian health care experts have to take part with more effort in the prevention of tobacco smoking. Medical students have to be trained in this field.
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Családorvostani Intézet Pécs. itoth2777@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ildikó
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rinfel
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oberling
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prugberger
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D040241:Social Marketing; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution