Prévalence du tabagisme chez le personnel de l&apos;Hôpital Général de Douala, Cameroun <span class="so-article-trans-title" dir="auto"> Translated title: Prevalence of smoking among staff of the General Hospital of Douala, Cameroon </span>

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Abstract

Introduction

La prévalence du tabagisme parmi le personnel de santé hospitalier au Cameroun n'est pas connue alors que le tabagisme est en expansion dans ce pays avec 13,2% de fumeurs selon l'OMS. Pour combler ce manque une enquête sur les consommations, les connaissances, opinions et attitudes vis-à-vis des fumeurs a été conduite à l'Hôpital Général de Douala, l'un des hôpitaux de référence du Cameroun.

Méthodes

Du 1er au 30 Avril 2010, des questionnaires anonymes ont été distribués par des enquêteurs dans les services ou via les surveillants et recueillis et analysés de façon anonyme.

Résultats

Sur 402 questionnaires distribués 277 ont été récupérés. La prévalence de fumeurs est de 3,6% parmi les soignants et de 9,4% parmi les autres personnels soit en moyenne sur l'ensemble de l'hôpital 5,4%. Les produits fumés étaient toujours des cigarettes. L'initiation du tabagisme à souvent été tardive (21,5 ans) et la dépendance est absente ou faible chez 33% des fumeurs. Les personnes pensent que c'est leur devoir de questionner sur le tabac et de prendre en charge les fumeurs, mais ils sont presque un sur deux à ignorer la loi Camerounaise.

Conclusion

Le tabagisme chez le personnel hospitalier est une réalité au Cameroun; le personnel soignant et les pouvoirs publics devraient s'impliquer davantage dans la lutte contre ce fléau qui est en expansion dans les pays du sud.

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Smoking habits, exposure to passive smoking and attitudes to a non-smoking policy among hospital staff.

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A survey was carried out into the smoking habits and exposure to passive smoking among health staff in the hospitals of Faenza, Forli and Rimini (Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy), 2453 subjects answered anonymously a 41 question questionnaire. 53% of the subjects were professionals nurses, 16% doctors, 15% maintenance staff, 10% ancillary staff, 1% non-medical graduates, 2% were administrators and 3% were assigned to the category ¿other'. Of the subjects answering the questionnaire 39% were smokers, 19% ex-smokers and 42% non smokers. The highest number of smokers was found among women (41%) compared to men (37%) and among ancillary staff (48%) compared to nurses (41%) and doctors (31%). The males were mostly heavy smokers (> or = 20 cigarettes/d) and smoked strong cigarettes (> or = 12 mg/cig condensate content). The females were mostly light smokers (< 10 cigarettes/d) and smoked light cigarettes (1-6 mg/cig condensate content). A high percentage of subjects (87%) smoked at work especially in areas reserved for staff. 43% and 26% of shift workers and non-shift workers tended not to modify their habit when on morning or afternoon shifts. During night shifts the majority of them increased their tobacco consumption. Around 87% of hospital employees stated they were exposed to passive smoking inside the hospital especially in cooking areas, at information desks and corridors. Nurses, ancillaries and maintenance staff were those most exposed and for a greater number of hours per day compared to doctors. Almost all subjects were aware of the harm caused by passive smoking. 56% of smokers, 65% of ex-smokers and 72% of non smokers said they were willing to participate in future campaigns to limit smoking in their hospitals.

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[Smoking habits, attitudes and knowledges of medical students of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology's Faculty of Dakar, Senegal].

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Smoking is a public health problem that does not spare the medical profession. We set out to determine the prevalence of smoking in medical students in Dakar and to assess their attitudes and knowledge in the face of this problem. A cross sectional study was conducted by means of an auto-questionnaire among 1547 medical students between 3 and 31 May 2001. There were 1061 males (68.6%) and 486 females (31.4%). The overall prevalence of regular or occasional smoking was 34.6%, with 42.8% in the first cycle, 38% in the second and 19% in the third. It was significantly higher among males at 76.4%. The average age of starting smoking ranged from 10 to 22 years and average duration from 5 to 26 years. The influence of fashion was the most frequent initiating factor at 37.4% and 96.6% smoked commercial cigarettes. Nicotine dependence, assessed by the Fagerstrom score, was average in 59.3%, strong in 14% and very strong in 4.7%. 58.8% smoked in public places and 78.2% thought they could give up smoking within the next 5 years. 8.4% were unaware of the effects of tobacco on health and 20.5% of the relationship between tobacco and the diseases quoted. 37.7% of future doctors would not systematically avoid smoking in the presence of patients but 79% wished to ban advertising and 70.4% to ban the use of tobacco in hospitals. 94.4% of students wanted health care workers to be educated about the effects of smoking. Tobacco smoking among medical students has increased between 1989 (28.7%) and 2001 (35.6%). This observation should stimulate the establishment of a course on the pathology of tobacco smoking and the integration of education and prevention within the medical curriculum, increase the awareness of smokers and above all help them stop.

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[Smoking in Casablanca hospitals: knowledge, attitudes and practices].

A Yazidi, M Bartal, A Mahmal … (2002)

This cross sectional study took place with a self administered questionnaire between June and September 1999 and involved 1,388 subjects of whom 62.4% were men and 37.6% women. The total prevalence of smoking was 14.9%, ranging from 12.5% in paramedical staff to 15.5% in manual workers, 16.2% in doctors, 17.1% in laboratory staff, and 22.2% in administrators. The prevalence was 35.9% among men as against 2.2% among women. The study of smokers showed that 51.5% had started before the age of 21. The most common motive for starting smoking was "pleasure". Among the 45.5% who smoked at the workplace 60.5% felt concerned about it. Evaluation of the degree of nicotine dependence using the Fagerstrom score found high dependence in 21.3% of subjects. Only 24.5% of doctors warned patients against smoking in the absence of smoking related diseases or symptoms. In more than 75% of cases doctors advised against smoking in the workplace and in the home. 66.8% of staff were aware of the anti-smoking law but the legislative measures were poorly understood. Only 9% of those interviewed had taken part in an anti-smoking campaign. In conclusion, the prevalence of smoking in the hospitals of Casablanca has definitely diminished in the past 10 years but it remains relatively high in men. Hospital staff should be more involved in the fight against smoking.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Pan Afr Med J

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pan Afr Med J

Journal ID (publisher-id): PAMJ

Title: The Pan African Medical Journal

Publisher: The African Field Epidemiology Network

ISSN (Electronic): 1937-8688

Publication date (Electronic): 16 February 2012

Publication date Collection: 2012

Volume: 11

Electronic Location Identifier: 25

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[1 ]Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Général de Douala-Cameroun

[2 ]Service de Médecine du Travail, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar-Sénégal

[3 ]Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Laquintinie de Douala-Cameroun

[4 ]Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris-France

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[& ]Corresponding author: Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou Ngahane, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Général de Douala-Cameroun, BP 3554 Douala, Cameroun

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Publisher ID: PAMJ-11-25

PMC ID: 3325063

PubMed ID: 22514759

SO-VID: 8d9a94d8-be66-4216-a354-58cf8c6038c7

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Date received : 19 May 2011

Date accepted : 11 November 2011

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Smoking habits, exposure to passive smoking and attitudes to a non-smoking policy among hospital staff.

[Smoking habits, attitudes and knowledges of medical students of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology's Faculty of Dakar, Senegal].

[Smoking in Casablanca hospitals: knowledge, attitudes and practices].

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