title: [Smoking prevalence and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among school administrators].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate smoking prevalence and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among school administrators. The study population consisted of 320 administrative workers in schools from Lodz district. Among the study participants self-administrative questionnaire was conducted. The questionnaire focused on socio-demographic characteristics, detail information about active smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure. Current tobacco smoking was indicated by 19% of women and 28% of men (p = 0.06). Only 35% of the study subjects declared willingness to give up the habit. Significantly less men than women felt that they should quit smoking (36% vs. 11.4%, p < 0.05). Only small part of the study population expected the help in quitting smoking from specialists, physicians or school. It is crucial to increase awareness among the school administrators about negative effects of smoking and to motivate them to give up the habit. About 7% of study subjects (5% of women and 11% of men, p < 0.05) declared that smoking is allowed in school building and 13% of them indicated that there are no regulations on it or did not know such regulations.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Medycyny Zapobiegawczej, Katedra Medycyny Społecznej i Zapobiegawczej, Uniwersytet Medyczny, Łódź. d.kaleta@op.pl
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaleta
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Polańska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wojtysiak
authors.forename: Leokadia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bak-Romaniszyn
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rzeźnicki
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Drygas
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution