THE PREVALENCE OF SMOKING AND THE LEVEL OF NICOTINE ADDICTION AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL

The article presents the results of a survey of groups of male military personnel aged 18 to 49 years (n = 115) serving in the Air Force and Air Defense Forces. A voluntary anonymous survey of military personnel was conducted in accordance with the questionnaire. The survey questions reflected the respondents’ attitude towards smoking, timing, duration, and number of cigarettes smoked. The military personnel were divided into groups: by age (18-29 years (n = 66), 30-39 years (n = 29), 40-49 years (n = 20), by category: conscripts and cadets (n = 29) , military personnel – contract service (n = 10), officers, warrant officers (n = 76), by the nature of military service – flight personnel (n = 54), technical personnel (n = 23). The results of the study of male respondents aged 18 to 49 years show that the prevalence of nicotine addiction among military personnel remains high at 48.7 % (n = 56). At the same time, the greatest prevalence of nicotine addiction occurs among permanent personnel (officers, warrant officers) – 56.6 % (n = 43). The relevance of the problem of smoking in the practice of a military doctor, in the framework of preserving and strengthening the health of military personnel remains a serious medical and social problem and requires the development of more effective methods of combating smoking.

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