Smoking Trends, Influencers, and Attitudes Among Future Medical Professionals

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Cross-sectional study finds high smoking rates in medical students, pointing to peer influence and stress as major factors.

41.2% of Iraqi medical students reported smoking at least once in their life, indicating a high prevalence of smoking among this group.
Among smokers, 52.42% were daily smokers, highlighting significant regular tobacco use despite negative attitudes towards smoking.
The study was conducted through a cross-sectional analysis involving 250 medical students, providing valuable insights into their smoking behaviors.
Health concerns motivated 79.61% of participants to consider quitting, yet only 33.33% had actively tried to quit smoking.

Abduljabbar et al. (2025) studied this question.

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