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Prevalence Of Asthma And Asthma-Like And Allergic Symptoms In The Urban Adult Population Of Elazığ, Tuncer Tuğ, Yasemi̇n Açik, Esra Tuğ
Prevalence Of Asthma And Asthma-Like And Allergic Symptoms In The Urban Adult Population Of Elazığ, Tuncer Tuğ, Yasemi̇n Açik, Esra Tuğ
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, asthma-like symptoms and atopy in the adult population of the city of Elazığ. A specific questionnaire, adopted from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey including social status and smoking tendencies of people was filled in by 2454 randomly chosen (1088 male, 1366 female) subjects. The cumulative prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms for males, females and the general population was 22.0%, 28.7%, and 25.7%, respectively. The periodic prevalences of them were 17.3%, 20.5%, and 19.1%, while rates of previously diagnosed asthma were 2.6%, 3.5%, and 3.1%. Subjects suffering …
Behaviours And Attitudes Of Medical Students Towards Smoking, Rezan Demi̇ralay
Behaviours And Attitudes Of Medical Students Towards Smoking, Rezan Demi̇ralay
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
This study was carried out to assess the behaviours and attitudes of medical students towards smoking and perceptions of their future role in this matter as doctors. For this purpose, a questionnaire was given to 215 medical students enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine of Süleyman Demirel University in Isparta, Turkey, during the 2000-2001 session. Of the students, 106 (49.3%) had never smoked and 17 (7.9%) were former smokers. Of the 92 (42.8%) students who had smoked for at least six months in their lifetime, 11 (12.0%) were ex-smokers. Of the current smokers, 61 (75.3%) were daily smokers and 20 …