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      Prévalence du tabagisme chez le personnel médical et paramédical du CHU Mohamed VI à Marrakech Translated title: Prevalence of smoking among doctors and paramedical staff in Hospital University Center Mohammed VI, Marrakech

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          Le tabagisme est un problème majeur de santé publique. Le personnel médical et paramédical n'est pas épargné par ce fléau. L'interdiction de fumer à l'hôpital est née d'une volonté gouvernementale de réduire le tabagisme passif. L'objectif de cette étude était d'évaluer les habitudes tabagiques chez le personnel soignant médical et paramédical, afin d'élaborer une stratégie de lutte contre le tabagisme au sein de cette population, et de les adresser éventuellement à la consultation d'aide au sevrage tabagique. L'étude transversale descriptive concernant l'ensemble du personnel soignant du CHU de Marrakech en se basant sur la distribution des questionnaires anonymes. Nous avons distribué 530 questionnaires dont 380 ont été récupérés, soit un taux de réponse de 71,7%. La population d'étude était constituée de 58,2% de femmes (n= 221) et de 41,8% d'hommes (n=159). Le personnel médical (n=220) était la catégorie professionnelle la plus représentée (57,9%) suivie des infirmiers (31,8%). Les fumeurs (n = 62) représentaient 16,3% de notre population d'étude; les ex-fumeurs (n=31) 8,1% et les non-fumeurs (n= 287) 75,5%. La moyenne d'âge des fumeurs était de 31,1 ans avec des extrêmes de 22 à 56 ans. La prévalence du tabagisme était de 16,3% (n=62) de la population d'étude dont 32,7% (n=52) chez les hommes contre 4,5 % (n=10) chez les femmes. L'âge moyen de début du tabagisme était de 19 ans avec des extrêmes de 11 à 29 ans avec une consommation moyenne de 9 cigarettes/jour. 13% (n=50) des personnes fumaient aussi le narguilé, 9% (n=34) consommaient de l'alcool et 3% (n=21) des personnes consommaient du Cannabis. 67,7% des fumeurs (n=42) se projetaient d'arrêter de fumer, dont 30,9% (n=13) dans les 3 prochains mois, 52,4% (n=22) dans les prochains 6mois et 16,7% (n=16) se projetaient d'arrêter dans l'année. Plusieurs activités incitaient les fumeurs à fumer davantage dont la garde, la pause-café, et les repas dans respectivement 90,3% (n=56), 64,3% (n=40) et 61,3% (n=38) des cas. A la suite de cette enquête, une réflexion doit être menée sur la nécessité de mener des actions de sensibilisation pour renforcer la motivation de ceux qui désirent arrêter et les aider dans leur démarche de sevrage.

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          Smoking is a major public health problem. Doctors and paramedical staff are not excluded from this plague. Smoking ban in hospitals originated from government effort to reduce passive smoking. The objectives were to evaluate smoking habits among doctors and paramedical staff in order to implement tobacco control strategy in this study population and to refer them to the smoking-cessation counselling. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of the entire staff of the Hospital University Center Mohammed VI, Marrakech based on the distribution of anonymous questionnaires. A total of 530 questionnaires were distributed, and 380 were returned, a response rate of 71.7%. The study population consisted of 58.2% women (n=221) and 41.8% men (n=159). Doctors (n=220) were the most represented occupational category (57.9%) followed by nurses (31.8%). Smokers (n=62) accounted for 16.3% of our study population; the ex-smokers (n=31) accounted for 8.1% and the non-smokers (n=287) 75.5%. The average age of smokers was 31.1 years, ranging from 22 to 56 years. The prevalence of smoking was 16.3% (n=62) of study population, of whom 32.7% (n=52) among men compared to 4.5% (n=10) among women. The average age of smoking onset was 19 years with a range from 11 to 29 years and with a mean consumption of 9 cigarettes/day. 13% (n=50) of people even smoked narguilé, 9% (n=34) consumed alcohol, and 3% (n=21) cannabis. 67.7% of smokers (n=42) were planning to quit, of whom 30.9% (n=13) in the next 3 months, 52.4% (n=22) in the next 6 months and 16, 7% (n=16) were planning to quit in the year. Several activities encouraged smoking, including night shift, coffee breaks and meals in 90.3% (n=56), 64.3% (n=40) and 61.3% (n=38) of cases respectively. This survey highlights the need to carry out awareness-raising actions to strengthen people motivation to quit smoking and help them during their withdrawal.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                Pan Afr Med J
                Pan Afr Med J
                PAMJ
                The Pan African Medical Journal
                The African Field Epidemiology Network
                1937-8688
                31 January 2017
                2017
                : 26
                : 45
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Arrazi, CHU Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Maroc
                Author notes
                [& ]Corresponding author: Farid Badri, Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Arrazi, CHU Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Maroc
                Article
                PAMJ-26-45
                10.11604/pamj.2017.26.45.10872
                5398859
                248e17dc-7aae-43f8-b9c4-2a04660810d8
                © Farid Badri et al.

                The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 04 October 2016
                : 09 January 2017
                Categories
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                Medicine
                tabagisme,hôpital,sevrage,smoking,hospital,withdrawal
                Medicine
                tabagisme, hôpital, sevrage, smoking, hospital, withdrawal

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