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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office on Smoking and Health
Tel: 1-800-CDC-INFO
(1-800-232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
E-mail: tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov
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Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS)
Questionnaire
GHPSS comprises "core" country-approved questions designed to gather data on
the following six topics among third-year health profession students:
Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Other Tobacco Use
- The number who have experimented with smoking cigarettes or used other forms of tobacco products
- The number who currently smoke cigarettes and other forms of tobacco
- Their age when they began smoking
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
- The extent of their exposure to smoking at home and other places
- Their knowledge of their schools’ official smoking policies in school buildings, clinics, and other public areas
- Their perceptions of the enforcement of the schools’ smoking policies
Training and Knowledge About the Health Effects of Tobacco Use
- Their knowledge of the adverse health effects of tobacco use
- Their awareness of nicotine replacement products
- The amount of cessation counseling training they have received to help patients quit smoking
Attitudes About Tobacco
- Their support for banning sales of tobacco products to minors
- Their support for banning smoking in enclosed public places
- Their support for health professionals’ role in tobacco control
- Their support for training health professionals in cessation techniques to use with their patients
Cessation of Tobacco Use (If a Current Smoker)
- Severity of tobacco dependence
- Desire to quit smoking and using other tobacco products
Demographics
- Gender
- Age
- Year in school
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