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Table 5 Rate the importance of following topics in tobacco education module in your curriculum

From: Self-reported tobacco smoking practices among medical students and their perceptions towards training about tobacco smoking in medical curricula: A cross-sectional, questionnaire survey in Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh

 

Topic/contents of tobacco curriculum

Important

Very important

1

Epidemiology of tobacco smoking

322 (34.9)

195 (21.1)

2

Contents of cigarette smoke

356 (38.6)

323 (35.0)

3

Health effects of both active and passive smoking

230 (24.9)

595 (64.5)

4

Physical & psychological effects of nicotine addiction

255 (27.5)

557 (60.4)

5

Benefits from cessation of smoking

262 (28.4)

533 (57.8)

6

Clinical guidelines for smoking cessation

360 (39)

417 (45.2)

7

Types of cessation treatments available

384 (41.6)

378 (41.0)

8

Indications and contraindications for treatment

386 (41.9)

333 (36.1)

9

Counseling techniques to motivate patients quit smoking

331 (35.9)

416 (45.1)

10

Prevention of relapse and follow-up

387 (42.0)

331 (35.9)

11

Clinical postings in smoking cessation clinic

340 (36.9)

206 (22.3)

12

Tobacco control policies, regulations etc

310 (33.6)

306 (33.2)