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Objective To investigate smoking with its reasons and nicotine dependence in schizophrenic inpatients. Methods Self -designed questionnaire,russell reason for smoking questionnaire and fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (FNTD ) were used to investigate the reasons of current smoking status in 245 schizophrenic inpatients. Results There were 43 (17.55%)current smoking among 245 schizophrenic inpatients,including 41 (95.35%)males and 2(4.65%)females;and 21(48.84%)were severely dependent on nicotine who was all male.The average score of FNTD was 4.15 ±2.18.According to the scores of russell,the total scores of smoking reasons were 22.92 ±12.89and 27.67 ±17.36 in male and female patients respectively,with no significant difference(P>0.05).The highest scores of smoking questionnaire were in addiction,activities of hands or mouth and calmness.Conclusion The schizophrenic inpatients were severely dependent on nicotine.The main reasons are addiction,activities of hands or mouth and calmness.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the related knowledge, discrimination attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among medical college students, and to provide scientific evidence for further HIV/AIDS anti-discrimination intervention.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>By means of stratified cluster sampling to classes, 2844 undergraduate students were randomly selected from medical colleges. A self-designed and self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted, and SPSS 13.0 software was used for data analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>2501 valid questionnaires had been collected. The overall HIV/AIDS knowledge coverage rate of the respondents was 73.1% (1828/2501); The HIV/AIDS discrimination rates in different questions were varying, the discrimination rate of infected with AIDS by bad sex and sharing needles was 83.1% (2078/2501) and 77.7% (1943/2501) respectively, the discrimination rates in term of contacting with HIV patients and their daily necessities, sharing desks, personal social were all exceeding 40%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The medical students held serious discrimination attitudes to HIV infected persons and patients; it is necessary to strengthen anti-discrimination education about HIV/AIDS among medical students.</p>