[Smoking among Mexican physician. A comparative analysis with smokers who are not physicians].
OBJECTIVE
To determine prevalence, addiction knowledge and attitude on tobacco smoking in a group of smoking physicians (MF) and to compare these variables with smoking non-physicians (FNM) and non-smoking physicians (MNF) from the National Institutes of Health in Mexico (Insalud).


METHODS
The results of a questionnaire among the three groups were compared.


RESULTS
The prevalence of MF (22%) was significantly lower than in FNM (28%), (OR = 0.72, CI = 0.61-0.85). No significant differences regarding addiction and attitudes were found between them. The MNF had better knowledge and attitudes and agreed that their Institute should be a non-smoking area.


CONCLUSIONS
Prevalence of smoking is lower among physicians than among FNM and the similarities between them suggest that addiction can provoke them and that a program for tobacco control is required.
Sansores
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RH
Departamento de Investigación en Tabaquismo, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias. rsansore@mail.cpesa.com.mx
Ramírez-Venegas
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Villalba-Caloca
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Herrera-Kiengelher
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Soriano-Rodríguez
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D000328:Adult; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D009790:Occupations; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires