Cigarette smoking at workplace among resident physicians and nurses in Mansoura University Hospital

Smoking at workplace (WP) is common among healthcare workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted upon resident physicians and nurses to determine the prevalence of WP smoking and its associated factors. A questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic and occupational data, smoking history,...

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Published in:Archives of environmental & occupational health 2021, Vol.76 (1), p.37-44
Main Authors: Abou-ElWafa, Hala Samir, Zoromba, Mohamed Ali, El-Gilany, Abdel-Hady
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Cigarette smoking
Cigarette Smoking - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dependence
Drug addiction
Drug dependence
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Healthcare professionals
Hospitals, University - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Internship and Residency - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical personnel
Nicotine
Nurses
Nurses - statistics & numerical data
Occupational Health
Physicians
risk factors
Shift work
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors
Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology
Working conditions
workplace
Workplace - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Smoking at workplace (WP) is common among healthcare workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted upon resident physicians and nurses to determine the prevalence of WP smoking and its associated factors. A questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic and occupational data, smoking history, nicotine dependence, and attitude toward smoking and its control in WP. More than one-fifths (22.7%) of residents and nurses were current WP smokers. Significant independent predictors are having shift work, high nicotine dependence, and having positive attitude toward smoking with AOR (95% CI): 29.4 (4.9-177.1), 18.2 (3.3-101.1), and 0.16 (0.02-0.84), respectively. The prevalence of smoking among resident physicians and nurses in Mansoura University Hospital is relatively high. Enforcement of WP smoking-free policies is required together with encouragement of positive attitude toward smoking cessation.
ISSN:1933-8244
2154-4700
DOI:10.1080/19338244.2020.1771249