Knowledge, attitudes and prevalence of tobacco use among physicians and dentists in Oman
| Autor: | Shalini C. Nooyi, Alya M. Al-Lawati, Jawad Al-Lawati |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Tobacco use Oman business.industry Brief Report Dentists General Medicine Tobacco Use Disorder Middle Aged World Health Organization Cross-Sectional Studies Environmental health Family medicine Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Prevalence Humans Female business Aged |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0975-4466 0256-4947 |
| Popis: | Tobacco use among Omani physicians and dentists has not been studied, so we conducted a cross-sectional survey using a WHO questionnaire to measure prevalence and to learn about smoking practices among this population and about their knowledge and attitudes of the health effects of tobacco use and tobacco control. The 1191 subjects who participated (787 men and 404 women) ranged in age from 24 to 65 years with a mean (SD) of 41.7 (6.8) years for men and 38.1 (6.9) years for women. The prevalence of tobacco use was 16.4% among males and less than 1% among females. Manufactured cigarettes were the most common form of tobacco used (14.7%), followed by smokeless tobacco (2.2%) and waterpipes (1.7%). Tobacco users were significantly less favorable to strict control and policy measures than never tobacco users and had less knowledge of some of the heatlh effects of tobacco use. Tobacco use among physicians and dentists in Oman is lower than in other countries in the region, but remains a cause of concern. Programs and policies should strive to maintain the low level of tobacco use or reduce it further. |
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