title: [Attitudes of teachers to tobacco smoking].
abstract: We aimed to evaluate the attitudes of teachers to tobacco smoking in Kalaa Kebira (a semi-urban region in the Tunisian Sahel). Data from 358 of 402 teachers surveyed were obtained using a self-completed questionnaire. The mean age of the teachers was 35.7 (SD 7.9) years. The prevalence of smoking was 29.3% (51.6% of men and 3.6% of women), and 79% of smokers were addicted to nicotine according to the Fagerström test. About 50% of the teachers were badly-informed about the dangers of smoking and 75.2% of smoking teachers did not refrain from smoking in front of their pupils. The lack of knowledge of teachers limits their role as a model and information source in the anti-tobacco struggle. It is essential to draw up an education programme for the teaching staff.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie. ahmed_epidemio@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Abdelaziz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Amira
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaha
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thabet
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soltane
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghedira
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology