Journal article
Prevalence of smoking in nursing students worldwide: A meta-analysis of observational studies
LN Zeng, QQ Zong, JW Zhang, FR An, YF Xiang, CH Ng, GS Ungvari, FY Yang, H Yan, LG Chen, X Hu, YT Xiang
Nurse Education Today | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background: Smoking is common among nursing students worldwide, but the reported prevalence is inconsistent across epidemiological studies. This is a meta-analysis of the prevalence of smoking in nursing students worldwide. Design: Meta-analysis of observational studies. Sample: A total of 46 studies were included in this meta-analysis. Method: Electronic databases (PubMed, Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE and Web of science) were independently and systematically searched by two investigators from their commencement date up to 12 May 2018. Studies that reported the smoking rate of nursing students were included and analyzed using random-effects model. Results: The pooled prevalence of current smoki..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the University of Macau (MYRG2019-00066-FHS), the National Key Research & Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC1307200), the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program (No. PX2016028) and the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Ascent Plan (No. DFL20151801).