Smoking among military personnel of young age: bad habit and risk factor
Moroz, H.Z.; Hrytsenko, O.O.; Piteĭ, M.V.
Likars'ka Sprava 2006(7): 97-101
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1019-5297 PMID: 17312897 Document Number: 596105
Anonymous questioning was done among military personnel to study their attitude to healthy way of living and smoking. 80 military persons aged from 18 till 30 participated in the study (40 officers and 40 soldiers). Obtained results showed that 72,5% of soldiers and 42,5% of officers smoked it in connection with compromised heredity may lead to the development of chronic non-infectious disease. Military personnel realize their own responsibility in relation to their health and have all necessary knowledge of healthy way of living but apply their knowledge not in full extent to maintain and strengthen their health. Revealed discrepancy shows that military personnel underestimate bad effect of smoking on health. It necessitates enhancing sanitary and educational measures and individual responsibility of military personal toward their health and providing influence on motivation to lead healthy way of living.