Siddiqui S, Ogbeide D O
Department of Family & Community Medicine, Al-Kharj Military Hospital, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2001 Dec;22(12):1101-4.
Smoking is a major health problem among healthcare personnel as in other parts of the community. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of smoking along with influencing factors related to smoking among our staff in Alkharj Military Hospital.
A self-administered questionnaire study. EPI-INFO statistical package was used for statistical analysis by calculating x(2) and p value < or = 0.05 as statistically significant.
A total of 230 completed questionnaires, 108 males and 122 females, were included with a response rate of 66%. The prevalence of smokers was (19%) ex-smokers (14%) and non-smokers (67%). Male smokers 31, (29%), x(2) =13.42, p< 0.001 were a significantly higher figure than female smokers. Smoking was significantly more among the group of employees with secondary school degrees, 6 (35.5%), p< 0.02. The majority of smokers were smoking 11-20 cigarettes per day (46.5%, x(2) = 14.80, p < 0.0001). Friends influenced, 30 (70%), p < 0.0001, smokers to start smoking, with relaxation being the most important reason 22, (51%), p< 0.001) for continuing smoking. Seventy six percent of smokers favored the establishment of a smoking cessation clinic. There was no significant difference regarding the knowledge of harmful effects of smoking among smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers. The majority of smokers (70%) thought of stopping smoking and 58% attempted to stop smoking but most of the smokers failed due to social reasons or friends influences (44%).
Smoking prevalence is considerably high among our hospital workers. It is not only dangerous for the smokers itself but for the patients who idealize the behavior of hospital staff. Most of the smokers know that smoking is harmful to them as well as others around them but they did not succeed in quitting smoking due to various reasons. Health education combined with help from general practitioners may help to increase the quitting rate among smokers and preventing new smokers from taking up smoking.
与社区其他人群一样，吸烟是医护人员中的一个主要健康问题。本研究的目的是了解阿尔卡吉军事医院工作人员中吸烟的患病率以及与吸烟相关的影响因素。
采用自填式问卷调查研究。使用EPI-INFO统计软件包进行统计分析，计算x(2)值，p值≤0.05为具有统计学意义。
共纳入230份完整问卷，其中男性108人，女性122人，回复率为66%。吸烟者的患病率为19%，既往吸烟者为14%，非吸烟者为67%。男性吸烟者31人（29%），x(2)=13.42，p<0.001，显著高于女性吸烟者。初中学历的员工中吸烟率显著更高，为6人（35.5%），p<0.02。大多数吸烟者每天吸烟11-20支（46.5%，x(2)=14.80，p<0.0001）。朋友影响30人（70%）开始吸烟，p<0.0001，放松是继续吸烟的最重要原因，22人（51%），p<0.001。76%的吸烟者赞成设立戒烟诊所。吸烟者、既往吸烟者和非吸烟者对吸烟有害影响的知晓率无显著差异。大多数吸烟者（70%）考虑戒烟，58%尝试戒烟，但大多数吸烟者因社会原因或朋友影响（44%）而戒烟失败。
我院工作人员吸烟率相当高。这不仅对吸烟者自身危险，对将医院工作人员行为视为榜样的患者也有危害。大多数吸烟者知道吸烟对自己和周围人有害，但由于各种原因未能成功戒烟。健康教育结合全科医生的帮助可能有助于提高吸烟者的戒烟率，并防止新吸烟者开始吸烟。
