Hábitos tabágicos e conhecimento dos riscos do tabagismo em função da formação académica em estudantes universitários Smoking habits and awareness of smoking risks depending on academic background in university students

Objective: To evaluate smoking habits among a group of medical students and engineering students in order to assess whether, depending on their specific academic background, differences in smoking habits and attitudes towards smoking were present. Methods: Medical and engineering students from the Oporto University were surveyed using a questionnaire, in which they were asked to mention their smoking habits, their perception about cigarette dependence and to point out, from a list of 12 tobacco-related diseases, which were associated with tobacco use.