[Health habits and vaccination status of Lebanese residents: are future doctors applying the rules of prevention?].

Background: There has never been a nationally representative survey of medical students' personal health-related practices, although they are inherently of interest and may affect patient-counseling practices. This study evaluated the health practices and the vaccination status of first year residents working at the academic hospital Hôtel-Dieu de France.

Methods: The medical files of all medicine and surgery residents in their first year of specialization between the years 2005 and 2008 were reviewed.