Comparison of Smoking Cessation Practices among Smoker and Non-smoker Health Care Providers: A KAP Study in Northern Saudi Arabia

Alsaqry, Abdullah Saud; Dar, Umer Farooq; Alsharari, Talal Mohammed; Alrushaydan, Ayman Khalil

doi:10.21608/ejhm.2018.11547

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“…Cigarette smoking by women is generally frowned upon in GCC countries and is seen as socially undesirable. 25 , 26 , 28 In accordance with this cultural norm, Al-Lawati et al . noted that less than 1% of female physicians in Oman were tobacco users.…”

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“…reported that smoker and non-smoker PCPs in Northern Saudi Arabia displayed significantly different attitudes with regard to certain tobacco control measures, such as the prohibition of smoking in certain areas, increasing taxes on tobacco products and the routine provision of smoking cessation advice, although not with regard to the prohibition of tobacco advertisements. 26 In contrast, Al Hosani et al . noted that the majority of primary care personnel in the UAE (82.8%) had positive attitudes towards smoking cessation services, regardless of their smoking status.…”

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“…medical resources) to be frequent reasons for not implementing smoking cessation interventions. 26 Monshi et al . also underlined that a lack of time, training and resources on the part of clinicians were important barriers to smoking cessation efforts in GCC countries, alongside perceptions of responsibility and discrepancies in TDT-related knowledge.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Muscat Governorate, Oman

Alsaidi

Al-Maskari

Chan

et al. 2021

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of primary care physicians (PCPs) regarding tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) and to identify barriers to TDT practice in Muscat, Oman. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out from September 2019 to December 2019 at all 27 health centres in Muscat. All 313 PCPs working in these health centres were invited to participate. An adapted version of a previously validated 36-item questionnaire was used to assess KAPs regarding TDT services. Results: A total of 255 PCPs completed the survey (response rate: 81.5%) and they demonstrated poor knowledge (40%) but positive attitudes (60%) about TDT services. Of these, the majority were female (85.9%), had never smoked (99.2%) and were general practitioners (64.3%). The mean age was 34.3 ± 6.3 years. Only 28.2% had previously received TDT training and less than half displayed accurate TDT-related knowledge, with undergraduate medical school representing the main source of such knowledge (58.8%). While 96.9% of the PCPs agreed on the importance of TDT, only 28.6% reported feeling sufficiently confident to provide such services themselves. Lack of training (83.5%) and time (71.4%) were the main barriers to TDT practice. Conclusion: Overall, PCPs in Muscat demonstrated poor knowledge but positive attitudes with regards to TDT; however, further knowledge and training is required in order to ensure the effective and accurate provision of TDT services. These findings provide baseline data which may be of value for further research and in overcoming barriers to TDT practice in Oman, for instance establishing cessation services as part of the package of care in primary health centres could address the time constraints barriers identified by the PCPs. Keywords: Tobacco Dependence; Smoking Cessation; Primary Care Physicians; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Oman.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Muscat Governorate, Oman

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Chan

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Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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“…Previous studies have shown that smoking was found to be much more prevalent among healthcare providers compared to the general population (Ficarra et al, 2011;Josseran et al, 2005). Healthcare providers have a vital role in controlling tobacco smoking (Alsaqry et al, 2018).…”

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Effects of covid-19 pandemic on smoking behavior among Saudi postgraduate physicians

Alarifi¹,

Almudarra²,

Alshahrani³

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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked global stress. This has altered people's coping mechanisms, with some turning to harmful smoking as an option.Smoking is highly prevalent among Saudi healthcare workers, particularly postgraduate physicians. Therefore, it is critical to comprehend the smoking factors among Saudi postgraduate physicians and how COVID-19 affects their smoking status. This cross-sectional study used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from postgraduate physicians across Saudi Arabia. Data from questionnaires were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Chi-square test, and multivariate and multinomial logistic regression. Of the 740 participants, 27.6% were smokers and 11.6% were former smokers. Cigarette smoking was the most prevalent type, followed by electronic cigarettes and Shisha (51.0%, 47.1%, and 37.3%, respectively). Smoking was found to be associated (P < 0.05) with age over 30, male gender, father and mother smoking, as well as smoking brothers, friends, and smokers' less educated mothers. Despite COVID-19, most smoking postgraduate physicians smoke at their average rates, followed by those who smoke more than their average. Educational and training programs should include appropriate, healthy coping techniques. Furthermore, the associated factors of smoking could help in developing appropriate tobacco-control programs to prevent smoking among postgraduate physicians.

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Comparison of Smoking Cessation Practices among Smoker and Non-smoker Health Care Providers: A KAP Study in Northern Saudi Arabia

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Muscat Governorate, Oman

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Muscat Governorate, Oman

Effects of covid-19 pandemic on smoking behavior among Saudi postgraduate physicians

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