Abstract
Objectives: This study investigated to clear the differences in smoking habits and education against tobacco between university students in Japan and China.
Methods: We carried out a survey into the smoking habits of students at Hokkaido University of Science in Japan and Shenyang Pharmaceutical University in China using a questionnaire.
Results: The percentage of participants in the study who smoke was 2.5% and 2.0% for Japanese and Chinese students respectively. The rate of smoking in Chinese students’ families was significantly higher than that of Japanese. Both Japanese and Chinese students understood the danger of lung cancer over any other smokingrelated diseases, but the extent to which the Chinese students’ understanding of other smoking-related diseases was significantly lower than that of the Japanese. Chinese students have taken lectures on education against tobacco was significantly lower than of the Japanese.
Discussion: The rate of smoking of the participants was low for both nationalities, however Chinese students have taken lectures on education against tobacco was significantly lower than of the Japanese. These results suggest that the education effect of China tends to be higher than one of Japan.
Conclusion: This study signifies the importance of education against tobacco in Japan and China.
