Valentina Minardi1, Paolo D'Argenio2, Rosaria Gallo3, Valentina Possenti1, Benedetta Contoli1, Giuliano Carrozzi4, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza5, Maria Masocco1, Giuseppe Gorini6. 1. Centro Nazionale per la Prevenzione delle Malattie e la Promozione della Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. 2. Tobacco Endgame Italia. 3. Azienda Sanitaria Locale "Città di Torino", Turin, Italy. 4. Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, AUSL Modena, Italy. 5. Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy. 6. Istituto per lo Studio, la Prevenzione e la Rete Oncologica (ISPRO), Florence, Italy.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Data on smoking among Italian Health Personnel (HP) from PASSI surveillance system from 2014-2018 were analysed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Among 169,678 working-age respondents, smoking prevalence was estimated among 1,253 Medical Doctors (MDs), 4,840 Non-Medical HP (NMHP), 87,749 Non-HP (NHP) and multivariate analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Current smokers were 23.0% among HP. Smoking prevalence in MDs (16.0%) was significantly lower than those observed in NMHP (25.3%) and NHP (28.6%). A declining trend was detected in all three groups and was more evident among MDs: from 20.8% in 2014 to 11.5% in 2018. Amongst MDs, smoking was significantly associated with male gender (Adjusted Odds Ratio, AdjOR=1.61), younger age (AdjOR=2.00), residing in South (AdjOR=1.71). Among NMHP, smoking prevalence was associated with low economic condition (AdjOR=1.54) and non-university education. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: To further reduce smoking in HP, it is necessary to develop specific training courses in educational curricula.
INTRODUCTION: Data on smoking among Italian Health Personnel (HP) from PASSI surveillance system from 2014-2018 were analysed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Among 169,678 working-age respondents, smoking prevalence was estimated among 1,253 Medical Doctors (MDs), 4,840 Non-Medical HP (NMHP), 87,749 Non-HP (NHP) and multivariate analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Current smokers were 23.0% among HP. Smoking prevalence in MDs (16.0%) was significantly lower than those observed in NMHP (25.3%) and NHP (28.6%). A declining trend was detected in all three groups and was more evident among MDs: from 20.8% in 2014 to 11.5% in 2018. Amongst MDs, smoking was significantly associated with male gender (Adjusted Odds Ratio, AdjOR=1.61), younger age (AdjOR=2.00), residing in South (AdjOR=1.71). Among NMHP, smoking prevalence was associated with low economic condition (AdjOR=1.54) and non-university education. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: To further reduce smoking in HP, it is necessary to develop specific training courses in educational curricula.
Authors: Elpidio Maria Garzillo; Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco; Anna Rita Corvino; Alessia Giardiello; Antonio Arnese; Francesco Napolitano; Gabriella Di Giuseppe; Monica Lamberti Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-08-27 Impact factor: 4.614