[Attitude of medical students to smoking and to the regulatory measures related to smoking]. / Orvostanhallgatók viszonyulása a dohányzáshoz és a dohányzással kapcsolatos rendelkezésekhez.

UNLABELLED: 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. AIMS: 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.

[Medical students' smoking habits and attitudes about cessation]. / Az I. és az V. évfolyamos orvostanhallgatók dohányzási szokásai és leszoktatással kapcsolatos attitudjei.

UNLABELLED: Medical years are very important in shaping the attitudes of future doctors. It is proven that doctors who smoke do not advise their patient to stop smoking. We have to know the students' smoking habits and attitudes about smoking cessation to make them interested in the fight against tobacco. AIMS: To investigate medical students' smoking habits and attitudes about cessation. METHODS: We applied the Hungarian translation of the Global Health Professionals Student Survey. Medical students from the first and fifth year filled in the survey anonymously during the seminars. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS. RESULTS: In both years 245 students filled in the questionnaire. In the first year 30.8%, in the fifth year 38.9% of the students were defined as smokers. During the academic study the number of daily smokers and the number of smoked cigarettes increases. Students require training about smoking cessation, however they would entrust it to a specialist. CONCLUSIONS: Based on our data we need a teaching block in the curricula about smoking and smoking cessation.