Tobacco education in medical schools: survey among primary care physicians in Bahrain

Fadhil, Ibtihal

doi:10.26719/2009.15.4.969

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“…In comparison, the rate of smoking in the current survey study was less than the rate found among physicians in Bahrain. [ 40 41 ] The prevalence of smoking among physicians in the current study increased with age similar to most previous studies. [ 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 ] This indicates that smoking rates of physicians increases with age and that the older generations of practitioners in Jordan have the highest rates of tobacco consumption.…”

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“…A 2009 study illustrates the prevalence of smoking by medical professionals in Arab countries, specifically physicians, where 24.0% were current smokers and 10.0% of them were past smokers. [ 40 ] A 1999 study among physicians in Bahrain reported a smoking rate of 26.6%. [ 41 ] While a study conducted on the students of Faculty of Medicine at the city of Jerusalem in 1985 indicated, the smoking rate was 18.4% for men and 12.5% for women.…”

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Prevalence of obesity and behaviors associated with the development of metabolic disease among medical practitioners in Jordan

Al-A’rjan¹,

Hindawi²,

Judge

et al. 2015

J Edu Health Promot

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Background:The health status of medical practitioners can potentially impact their ability to counsel patients. The purpose of the study was to examine the prevalence of obesity and behaviors associated with the development of metabolic disease among medical practitioners in the country of Jordan.Materials and Methods:The participants were 748 (male n = 285, 32.3 years ± 7.3, female n = 463, 29.7 years ± 5.7) randomly selected pharmacists, nurses, physicians, medical lab technicians, and radiation specialists from a variety of medical institutions in Jordan. A short 25-item validated instrument was chosen for this investigation. After the survey was administered and data were tabulated, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson's Chi-square analysis were conducted to examine differences in reported risk behaviors (low physical activity [PA], smoking) and obesity by gender, age and medical specialty.Results:Descriptive analysis revealed that 20.9% of the participants self-reported as smokers of cigarettes, 47.9% were either overweight or obese, and 52.9% reported no days of planned PA on average per week. The results suggested a difference in body mass index (BMI) classification (F = 17.9, P ≤ 0.001) and smoking (F = 5.33, P = 0.021) by age. Mean age associated with being underweight was 26.4 years for normal weight 29.3 years for overweight 31.6 years and finally for obese was 34.5 years. Chi-square test resulted in differences by gender (χ2 > 50, P ≤ 0.001) for BMI (males: 26.4 ± 3.7; females: 24.6 ± 3.7), PA (males no planned PA 61.1%, females 47.9%) and smoking (males 43.1% smokers, females 7.1%). Researchers discovered that medical specialty was related to differences in reported smoking (χ2 = 26.5, P ≤ 0.001) and days of planned PA (χ2 = 24.2, P = 0.019).Conclusions:Within the population of medical practitioners there is still a high incidence of obesity and risk behaviors associated with metabolic diseases. It also appears that these incidence rates are greater among men, with increasing age, and among certain medical specialties.

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Prevalence of obesity and behaviors associated with the development of metabolic disease among medical practitioners in Jordan

Al-A’rjan¹,

Hindawi²,

Judge

et al. 2015

J Edu Health Promot

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“…For example, physicians’ smoking prevalence was 45% in China [36], 43% in Japan [18], 33.3 % in Italy [37], and 32.1% in France [38–39]. Similar results were also documented in the Middle East, where physicians’ smoking prevalence was 49% in Greece [40], 38% in Kuwait [41], 36% in the United Arab Emirates [41], 34.6% in Jordan [42], and 24% in Bahrain [43]. Not surprisingly, cigarette smoking prevalence among our study participants is comparable to those in other countries in the Middle East.…”

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Are primary health care providers prepared to implement an anti-smoking program in Syria?

Asfar

Al-Ali

Ward

et al. 2011

Patient Education and Counseling

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Objective-To document primary health care (PHC) providers' tobacco use, and how this influences their smoking cessation practices and attitudes towards tobacco-control policies.Methods-Anonymous questionnaires were distributed to PHC providers in 7 randomly selected PHC centers in Aleppo, Syria.Results-All PHC providers completed the questionnaires (100% response rate). A quarter of these providers smoke cigarettes and more than 10% smoke waterpipes. Physicians who smoke were less likely to advise patients to quit (OR = 0.29; 95% CI, 0.09-0.95), assess their motivation to quit (OR = 0.13, 95% CI = 0.02-0.72), or assist them in quitting (OR = 0.24, 95% CI = 0.06-0.99). PHC providers who smoke were less likely to support a ban on smoking in PHC settings (68.2% vs. 89.1%) and in enclosed public places (68.2% vs. 86.1%) or increases in the price of tobacco products (43.2% vs. 77.4%) (P < 0.01 for all comparisons).Conclusions-Smoking, including waterpipe, continues to be widespread among PHC providers in Syria and will negatively influence implementation of anti-smoking program in PHC settings.Practice implications-Smoking awareness and cessation interventions targeted to PHC providers, and training programs to build providers' competency in addressing their patients' smoking is crucial in Syria.

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“…Two studies assessed the prevalence of tobacco smoking, revealing smoking rates of 26.6 % among male physicians and 24 % overall in 1991 and 2009, respectively [ 12 , 13 ]. High rates of tobacco smoking among physicians in Bahrain were partly attributed to the rising prevalence of waterpipe smoking and the lack of education and awareness regarding the health effects of tobacco smoking [ 13 , 14 ]. A 2003 study showed that only 29.7 % of physicians exercise during their leisure time and that their mean BMI is 26.8 kg/m2 [ 15 ].…”

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The lifestyle habits and wellbeing of physicians in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study

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BackgroundLifestyle habits of physicians are of paramount importance both because they influence the physician’s own health and because these habits have been shown to affect patients’ care. There is limited information on physician health and lifestyle habits in Bahrain.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study design, an anonymous self-administered questionnaire that assesses wellbeing and lifestyle habits was distributed to a random sample of 175 out of 320 primary health care physicians in Bahrain. Descriptive analyses were performed, and the variables were cross-tabulated using SPSS version 20.0.Results152 physicians agreed to participate in the study. Respondents were 67.1 % female with a mean age of 45 (SD = 10). The majority were of Bahraini nationality. The most prevalent reported health conditions were hyperlipidaemia (25.5 %), hypertension (20.3 %), and diabetes (11.0 %). Only 29.6 % of physicians reported performing ≥ 30 min of exercise in a usual week. Of physicians exercising ≥ 30 min weekly, only 13 % exercised ≥ 5 days weekly. 98.0 % report never drinking, 1.3 % report previously drinking, and 0.7 % report drinking less than once weekly. The average body mass index (BMI) was 27.8 (SD = 5), with 39 % of physicians being overweight and 33 % obese. BMI was directly associated with sleep time (P0.027, r2 = 0.034), age (P < 0.01, r2 = 0.179), male gender (P = 0.031, r2 = 0.054), and a known diagnosis of hypertension (P = 0.007, r2 = 0.079) or hyperlipidaemia (P = 0.008, r2 = 0.088).ConclusionsThere is a clear pattern of unfavourable lifestyle habits and obesity among primary health care physicians in Bahrain. We encourage institutions and public health sectors to be more proactive in assisting physicians to attain healthier lifestyles.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1969-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Tobacco education in medical schools: survey among primary care physicians in Bahrain

Cited by 15 publications

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Prevalence of obesity and behaviors associated with the development of metabolic disease among medical practitioners in Jordan

Prevalence of obesity and behaviors associated with the development of metabolic disease among medical practitioners in Jordan

Are primary health care providers prepared to implement an anti-smoking program in Syria?

The lifestyle habits and wellbeing of physicians in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study

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