Cigarette smoking: knowledge and attitudes among Mexican physicians

Tapia-Conyer, Roberto; Cravioto, Patricia; Rosa, Blanca; Galván, Fernando; Torre, Guadalupe García-De la; Kuri, Pablo

doi:10.1590/s0036-36341997000600003

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“…This was consistent with the findings of the international review conducted by Smith and Leggat, 2007, which found that many authors documented age-related differences in physicians' smoking rates, with older physicians for the most part more likely to be current smokers [15]. However in some countries such as China [16], Japan [17], Mexico [18] and India [19] tobacco use was actually more prevalent in younger physicians, which presents a major challenge for these countries. Surprisingly, we identified no significant difference in knowledge among physicians, nurses and administrative employees.…”

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Implementation, barriers and challenges of smoke-free policies in hospitals in Egypt

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BackgroundTobacco use is a serious public health challenge in North Africa, and health professionals play a vital role in tobacco control. In Egypt, limited data are available on the knowledge and attitudes of health care providers regarding tobacco control policies. Such data are especially relevant due to Egypt’s tobacco control laws, adopted in 2007, prohibiting smoking in hospitals and other public places. This study surveyed 49 senior administrative staff, 267 physicians, 254 nurses, and 109 administrative employees working in El-Kasr El-Aini Hospital in Cairo, assessing their knowledge and attitudes regarding Egypt’s tobacco control laws and barriers to their effective implementation in health care facilities. We also investigated the hospital’s compliance with smoke-free policies.ResultsThe majority (>90%) of the hospital workers knew that exposure to second-hand smoke is harmful to health. Physicians and nurses had a more favorable attitude towards the smoking ban when compared to administrative employees. Hospital staff identified the following barriers to successfully implementing the smoking ban: lax enforcement of tobacco control laws, the lack of penalties for violators, the lack of cessation programs, and the prevalence of smoking among physicians.ConclusionsOverall, smoke-free policies were poorly enforced in this large teaching hospital in Cairo, Egypt. Interventions to address the identified barriers to their implementation could include the provision of cessation training and services as well as effective communication programs to educate health care workers at all levels regarding the dangers of second-hand smoke exposure and effective measures for protection.

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Implementation, barriers and challenges of smoke-free policies in hospitals in Egypt

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“…Eleven studies reporting the age of onset found the mean or the mode to be under the age of 20 [11,20,21,22,23,24,25]. In general, males started smoking earlier than females, usually before the age of 18 [6,22,26,27].…”

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Tobacco Use and Smoking Cessation Practices among Physicians in Developing Countries: A Literature Review (1987–2010)

Abdullah

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et al. 2013

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Physicians have a key role to play in combating tobacco use and reducing the tobacco induced harm to health. However, there is a paucity of information about tobacco-use and cessation among physicians in developing countries. To assess the need for and nature of smoking cessation services among physicians in developing countries, a detailed literature review of studies published in English, between 1987 and 2010 was carried out. The electronic databases Medline and Pub Med were searched for published studies. The findings show that there are regional variations in the current smoking prevalence, quitting intentions, and cessation services among physicians. Smoking prevalence (median) was highest in Central/Eastern Europe (37%), followed by Africa (29%), Central and South America (25%) and Asia (17.5%). There were significant gender differences in smoking prevalence across studies, with higher prevalence among males than females. Smoking at work or in front of patients was commonly practiced by physicians in some countries. Asking about smoking status or advising patients to quit smoking was not common practice among the physicians, especially among smoker OPEN ACCESS Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11 430physicians. Organized smoking cessation programs for physicians did not exist in all of these regions. This review suggests that while smoking of physicians varies across different developing regions; prevalence rates tend to be higher than among physicians in developed countries. Quitting rates were low among the physicians, and the delivery of advice on quitting smoking was not common across the studies. To promote tobacco control and increase cessation in populations, there is a need to build physicians' capacity so that they can engage in tobacco use prevention and cessation activities.

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“…Many authors documented age-related differences in physicians' smoking rates, with older physicians for the most part, more likely to be current smokers. Nevertheless, in China [28], Japan [62,100], Mexico [69] and India [96], tobacco usage was actually more prevalent in younger physicians. This latter result suggests that a challenge for public health policy makers in countries with high smoking rates among young physicians, still lies ahead.…”

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confidence: 99%