Kammoun Imtinen, Hajri Ahlem, Driss Faten, Zalila Haifa, Maamri Amira
Outpatient and Emergency Department, Razi Hospital, Manouba - Tunis Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Tunis Med. 2024 Jun 5;102(6):366-371. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v102i6.4726.
The electronic cigarette is a new-generation smoking product whose mechanism of use could, in theory, minimize adverse health effects.
Determine the knowledge and perceptions of a sample of Tunisian doctors regarding electronic cigarettes.
We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study over a two-month period with a sample of Tunisian doctors. We used an online self-questionnaire on physicians' knowledge and perceptions of e-cigarettes.
Data were obtained from 216 physicians. Of the participants, 97.2% were familiar with e-cigarettes, 56.5% reported low knowledge, and 83.4% expressed motivation to learn more about e-cigarettes. Overall, 83.8% of doctors felt that electronic cigarettes are harmful to the user's health. Use of this product would increase the risk of cancer according to 73.1% of participants, the risk of cardiovascular disease according to 68.5% of participants, and the risk of chronic lung disease according to 79.2% of participants. The perception of e-cigarettes as harmful to the user's health was associated with the physicians' medical specialty (p=0.032). The recommendation of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool was negatively correlated with addictology training (p=0.027).
Physicians' knowledge of electronic cigarettes is heterogeneous, reflecting the current lack of information and consensus.
电子烟是新一代吸烟产品，其使用机制理论上可将对健康的不良影响降至最低。
确定突尼斯医生样本对电子烟的了解和看法。
我们对突尼斯医生样本进行了为期两个月的描述性横断面研究。我们使用了一份关于医生对电子烟的了解和看法的在线自填问卷。
从216名医生处获取了数据。在参与者中，97.2%熟悉电子烟，56.5%表示了解程度低，83.4%表示有动力进一步了解电子烟。总体而言，83.8%的医生认为电子烟对使用者健康有害。73.1%的参与者认为使用该产品会增加患癌风险，68.5%的参与者认为会增加心血管疾病风险，79.2%的参与者认为会增加慢性肺病风险。认为电子烟对使用者健康有害的看法与医生的医学专业相关（p = 0.032）。将电子烟推荐为戒烟工具与成瘾学培训呈负相关（p = 0.027）。
医生对电子烟的了解存在差异，反映出目前信息不足且缺乏共识。
