Cognition of smoking including heated tobacco products among dental hygiene students

• Oya Yukie

  Department of Dental Hygiene, Aichi Gakuin University Junior College Smoke Free Kids Group in Aichi

• Inagaki Koji

  Department of Dental Hygiene, Aichi Gakuin University Junior College Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University Smoke Free Kids Group in Aichi

• Masuda Mari

  Department of Dental Hygiene, Aichi Gakuin University Junior College Smoke Free Kids Group in Aichi

• Inukai Junko

  Department of Dental Hygiene, Aichi Gakuin University Junior College

• Kosaka Toshimi

  Department of Dental Hygiene, Aichi Gakuin University Junior College Smoke Free Kids Group in Aichi

• Nagao Toru

  Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University

• Naito Toru

  Department of General Dentistry Section of Geriatric Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College

• Tabuchi Takahiro

  Department of Epidemic Statistics, Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute

• Jiang Ying

  Department of Health Development, University of Occupational and Environmental Health

• Yamato Hiroshi

  Department of Health Development, University of Occupational and Environmental Health

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 歯科衛生士をめざす学生の加熱式タバコを含めた喫煙に対する認識

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate and assess dental hygiene students’ cognition of smoking including the heated tobacco products (HTPs).<br>Methods: An internet questionnaire, including smoking status regarding cigarettes and HTPs, Kano test for social nicotine dependence (KTSND) and cognition of HTPs was conducted for 311 dental hygiene students at Aichi Gakuin University Junior College in April 2019.<br>Results: This survey collected data from 301 students (97%) whose average age was 19.3 year, ranging from 18 to 30 (standard deviation = 1.4). This sample included 3 cigarettes smokers (1%) and 4 HTPs smokers (1%), one of which was a dual user. The percentage of students who correctly knew the name of HTPs was as many as 91%. However, the percentage of those who correctly recognized all 8 of the harmful effects of HTPs were only 36 students (12%). The median KTSND scores among those who had never smoked were fewer than them among those who had experienced smoking. Furthermore, those students without secondhand smoke exposure were significantly lower than those with exposure to secondhand smoke.<br>Discussion: The KTSND scores by smoking status in this study were similar to the scores of previous reports.<br>Conclusions: This study indicated that smoke-free education including HTPs is important for dental hygiene students to support smoking cessation efforts in the future.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Tobacco Control

  Japanese Journal of Tobacco Control 15 (3), 62-69, 2020-09-15

  Japan Society for Tobacco Control

Keywords

• heated tobacco products
• dental hygienist
• Kano Test for Social Nicotine Dependence (KTSND)
• secondhand smoke
• smoking cessation

Details

• CRID: 1390849376474194560
• NII Article ID: 130007929346
• DOI: 10.14950/jstc.15.62
• ISSN: 18826806
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed