Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals
Abstract Background Tobacco use is the second major cause of morbidity and the 4th most common health risk factor in the world. Medical professionals have a critical role in the process of smoking cessation both as advisers and behavioural models for the citizens. The aim of this study was to invest...
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| author | Brankica Juranić Željko Rakošec Jelena Jakab Štefica Mikšić Suzana Vuletić Marul Ivandić Ivka Blažević |
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| description | Abstract Background Tobacco use is the second major cause of morbidity and the 4th most common health risk factor in the world. Medical professionals have a critical role in the process of smoking cessation both as advisers and behavioural models for the citizens. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking among health care professionals, their smoking habits and personal attitudes toward smoking, role and the responsibility of health care professionals in the prevention of smoking. Results Out of the total number of examinees, 175 (35,1%) are active smokers, 29 (5,8%) are former smokers, and 295 (59,1%) are non-smokers. Nurses with secondary education disagree the most with the claim that passive smoking is more harmful to health (χ2 test, p = .008), also with the claim that the introduced Smoking Act is fair to smokers (χ2 test, p = .021). More nurses with secondary education disagree completely or partially that one should pay attention to smoking in the presence of non-smokers (χ2 test, p = .012). Conclusion Training programs for health care workers are needed to improve their ability in smoking cessation techniques to provide active support to their patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e86871ab445d479ca87897485dda832c2022-12-22T04:20:08ZengBMCJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology1745-66732017-07-011211810.1186/s12995-017-0166-5Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionalsBrankica Juranić0Željko Rakošec1Jelena Jakab2Štefica Mikšić3Suzana Vuletić4Marul Ivandić5Ivka Blažević6Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekDepartment of Culturology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekFaculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekFaculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekCatholic Faculty of Theology in Đakovo, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekPublic Health Centre OsijekFaculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekAbstract Background Tobacco use is the second major cause of morbidity and the 4th most common health risk factor in the world. Medical professionals have a critical role in the process of smoking cessation both as advisers and behavioural models for the citizens. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking among health care professionals, their smoking habits and personal attitudes toward smoking, role and the responsibility of health care professionals in the prevention of smoking. Results Out of the total number of examinees, 175 (35,1%) are active smokers, 29 (5,8%) are former smokers, and 295 (59,1%) are non-smokers. Nurses with secondary education disagree the most with the claim that passive smoking is more harmful to health (χ2 test, p = .008), also with the claim that the introduced Smoking Act is fair to smokers (χ2 test, p = .021). More nurses with secondary education disagree completely or partially that one should pay attention to smoking in the presence of non-smokers (χ2 test, p = .012). Conclusion Training programs for health care workers are needed to improve their ability in smoking cessation techniques to provide active support to their patients.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-017-0166-5AttitudeHabitsPrevalenceSmoking |
| spellingShingle | Brankica Juranić Željko Rakošec Jelena Jakab Štefica Mikšić Suzana Vuletić Marul Ivandić Ivka Blažević Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology Attitude Habits Prevalence Smoking |
| title | Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals |
| title_full | Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals |
| title_short | Prevalence, habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals |
| title_sort | prevalence habits and personal attitudes towards smoking among health care professionals |
| topic | Attitude Habits Prevalence Smoking |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-017-0166-5 |
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