Callander C, Rocke D A
S Afr Med J. 1986 Nov 8;70(10):589-91.
A modified World Health Organization questionnaire about the smoking habits and attitudes of health professionals was sent to all practising anaesthetists in the Durban metropolitan area. The most striking feature of the 102 replies (response rate 78%) was the trend away from smoking, 58% of respondents having smoked at some stage and only 19% currently smoking daily. The marked consensus on the steps which should be taken to curb public smoking correlated with the views of both the Medical Association of South Africa and the South African Medical Research Council. It was, however, disappointing that some anaesthetists smoked in the presence of patients (5%), did not advise pregnant patients to stop (9%), and disagreed with sales restriction to minors (13%). It is hoped that this study will provide the impetus for a larger study among all practitioners in order to define clearly attitudes towards smoking and to bring effective pressure upon Government to curb smoking.
一份经过修改的世界卫生组织关于卫生专业人员吸烟习惯和态度的调查问卷被发送给了德班大都市区所有执业麻醉师。102份回复（回复率78%）最显著的特点是吸烟人数呈下降趋势，58%的受访者曾在某个阶段吸烟，目前每天吸烟的仅占19%。在应采取何种措施遏制公众吸烟这一问题上，存在明显的共识，这与南非医学协会和南非医学研究理事会的观点一致。然而，令人失望的是，一些麻醉师在患者面前吸烟（5%），不建议孕妇戒烟（9%），并且不同意对未成年人实行销售限制（13%）。希望这项研究能推动在所有从业者中开展更大规模的研究，以便明确对吸烟的态度，并向政府施加有效压力以遏制吸烟。
