Khadija Bano, Swaleha Tariq
Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Oct;13(10):4605-4610. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_435_24. Epub 2024 Oct 18.
Tobacco smoking poses a great threat to the healthcare system both in developed and developing countries due to its health hazard. Healthcare professionals and in particular physicians can play an effective role in encouraging people to quit smoking which will ultimately improve the overall health of their patients and hence prolong their lives.
Data were collected from physicians from public and private hospitals that included Aga khan Health Services in Gilgit, Ghizer, and Hunza, District health quarter Hospitals in Gilgit, Hunza, and Ghizer, Sehat foundation between 1 December, 2021, and 30 May, 2022. A precoded questionnaire was filled which assessed the knowledge, attitude, practices, beliefs, and confidence of physicians in smoking cessation.
The mean age of physicians was 35.4 ± 9.11 years, of which 64.7% (n = 66) were males and 10.8% (n = 11) were current smokers. 23.5% (n = 24) of physicians had received formal training on smoking cessation ( value 0.002). 55.5% (n = 57) were unsure that Bupropion helps in quitting smoking and only 23.5% (n = 24) reported that they are very well prepared for counselling, whereas 42.2% (n = 44) were unsure how to assess smoker's different stages of readiness to quit.
We concluded that physicians of Gilgit Baltistan have sound knowledge about the adverse effects of smoking, but they are not confident in prescribing medication due to unaware of different methods of treatment available for smoking cessation.
由于吸烟对健康有害，在发达国家和发展中国家，吸烟都对医疗保健系统构成了巨大威胁。医疗保健专业人员，尤其是医生，在鼓励人们戒烟方面可以发挥有效作用，这最终将改善患者的整体健康状况，从而延长他们的寿命。
数据收集自吉尔吉特、吉扎尔和洪扎的阿迦汗医疗服务机构、吉尔吉特、洪扎和吉扎尔的地区卫生季度医院以及Sehat基金会的公立和私立医院的医生，时间为2021年12月1日至2022年5月30日。填写了一份预编码问卷，该问卷评估了医生在戒烟方面的知识、态度、实践、信念和信心。
医生的平均年龄为35.4±9.11岁，其中64.7%（n = 66）为男性，10.8%（n = 11）为当前吸烟者。23.5%（n = 24）的医生接受过戒烟方面的正规培训（P值为0.002）。55.5%（n = 57）不确定安非他酮是否有助于戒烟，只有23.5%（n = 24）报告说他们为咨询做好了充分准备，而42.2%（n = 44）不确定如何评估吸烟者不同的戒烟准备阶段。
我们得出结论，吉尔吉特-巴尔蒂斯坦的医生对吸烟的不良影响有充分的了解，但由于不了解可用于戒烟的不同治疗方法，他们对开处药物缺乏信心。
