Tobacco-smoking prevalence among physicians and nurses in countries with different tobacco-control activities.
The aim of the study was to compare rates of smokers among physicians and nurses in the USA, a country with relatively high levels of activity in tobacco control, with those in a country with low levels of tobacco-control efforts. Analysis of interview data in three cross-sectional population studies was carried out. The tobacco-smoking rate of the physicians in the country with low prevention activity dropped to 18%, which is still much higher than the smoking rate in the US and other European countries. In conclusion, prevention activity on a national level might contribute to reducing the rate of current smokers among physicians to a large extent, less so in nurses.
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Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Medical Faculty, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Greifswald, Germany. ujohn@uni-greifswald.de
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D000328:Adult; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000639:trends; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology