| Literature DB >> 28451023 |
Farid Badri1, Hafsa Sajiai1, Lamyae Amro1.
Abstract
Smoking is a major public health problem. Doctors and paramedical staff are not excluded from this plague. Smoking ban in hospitals originated from government effort to reduce passive smoking. The objectives were to evaluate smoking habits among doctors and paramedical staff in order to implement tobacco control strategy in this study population and to refer them to the smoking-cessation counselling. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of the entire staff of the Hospital University Center Mohammed VI, Marrakech based on the distribution of anonymous questionnaires. A total of 530 questionnaires were distributed, and 380 were returned, a response rate of 71.7%. The study population consisted of 58.2% women (n=221) and 41.8% men (n=159). Doctors (n=220) were the most represented occupational category (57.9%) followed by nurses (31.8%). Smokers (n=62) accounted for 16.3% of our study population; the ex-smokers (n=31) accounted for 8.1% and the non-smokers (n=287) 75.5%. The average age of smokers was 31.1 years, ranging from 22 to 56 years. The prevalence of smoking was 16.3% (n=62) of study population, of whom 32.7% (n=52) among men compared to 4.5% (n=10) among women. The average age of smoking onset was 19 years with a range from 11 to 29 years and with a mean consumption of 9 cigarettes/day. 13% (n=50) of people even smoked narguilé, 9% (n=34) consumed alcohol, and 3% (n=21) cannabis. 67.7% of smokers (n=42) were planning to quit, of whom 30.9% (n=13) in the next 3 months, 52.4% (n=22) in the next 6 months and 16, 7% (n=16) were planning to quit in the year. Several activities encouraged smoking, including night shift, coffee breaks and meals in 90.3% (n=56), 64.3% (n=40) and 61.3% (n=38) of cases respectively. This survey highlights the need to carry out awareness-raising actions to strengthen people motivation to quit smoking and help them during their withdrawal.Entities:
Keywords: Smoking; hospital; withdrawal
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28451023 PMCID: PMC5398859 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.45.10872
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Répartition de l’ensemble du personnel sujet de l’enquête
| Nombre | Pourcentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Médecins | 220 | 57,9 % |
| Infirmiers | 120 | 31,8 % |
| Techniciens | 8 | 2,1 % |
| Sage femme | 2 | 0,5 % |
| Autres | 30 | 7,9 % |
Figure 1Taux du tabagisme au sein du personnel
Figure 2Délai entre réveil et la 1ère cigarette fumée
Figure 3Moyens d’aide au sevrage
Figure 4Les activités incitant le fumeur à fumer
Figure 5Personnel et tabagisme au sein de l’hôpital
Figure 6Comparatif du taux de tabagisme entre notre étude et une étude à Casablanca en 2002