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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.7.2697

Assessment of Perception of Medical Students in Regard to Links between Tobacco or Alcohol Use and Cancer  

Alshammari, Fawaz Dabea (College of Applied Medical Science, University of Hail)
Khalifa, Amany M (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail)
Kosba, Ayman Ahmed (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail)
Khalil, Nuhar A (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail)
Ali, Safia M (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail)
Hassouna, Mona M (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail)
Elawad, Gamal Mohamed (College of Applied Medical Science, University of Hail)
Ginaw, Ibrahim Abdelmajeed (Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Hail)
Ahmed, Hussain Gadelkarim (Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Therapeutics Unit, University of Hail, Department of Histopathology and Cytology, FMLS, University of Khartoum)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.16, no.7, 2015 , pp. 2697-2700 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to assess cancer awareness among medical students in Saudi Arabia toward tobacco and alcohol use as risk factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey from October to December 2014, covering 1200 medical students, was performed. Results: Of the total, 975 (81.25%) responded. The male to female ratio was 1.00:7.125. 96/975 (9.8%) had smoked tobacco in their lifetime, and 51/975 (5.23%) were alcoholic beverage consumers. On asking them whether tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption can cause cancer, only 4/975 (0.4%) and 14/975 (1.43%) answered no for smoking and alcohol, respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of smoking and alcohol use is very low among medical students, which might be due to high female contribution besides social stigma. The prevalence of second-hand smoke (SHS) was found to be very high in Hail region.
Keywords
Tobacco; smoking; alcohol consumption; cancer; medical students; Saudi Arabia;
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