smoking health professional student an attitudinal challenge for health promotion吸烟健康专业学生健康促进的态度挑战.pdf

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 2550-2561; doi:10.3390/ijerph9072550 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Smoking Health Professional Student: An Attitudinal Challenge for Health Promotion? Daniel Cauchi * and Julian Mamo Department of Public Health, Malta Medical School, Mater Dei Hospital, Birkirkara Bypass, Msida MSD 2090, Malta; E-Mail: julian.mamo@.mt * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: dcauchi@; Tel.: +356-7961-7648; Fax: +356-2340-1304. Received: 25 June 2012; in revised form: 16 July 2012 / Accepted: 16 July 2012 / Published: 23 July 2012 Abstract: Tobacco is a major preventable cause of premature morbidity and mortality. Health professionals are uniquely positioned to provide targeted interventions and should be empowered to provide cessation counselling that influence patient smoking. A cross-sectional national survey was administered to all third year students in four disciplines at the University of Malta. The Global Health Professional Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire was distributed to collect standardised demographic, smoking prevalence, behavioural, and attitudinal da