Attitudes towards anti smoking legislation and prevalence of tobacco consumption in Spanish primary healthcare personnel
Sanmartin, J. M. I.; Martinez, A. F.; Jimenez, L. C.; Cohen, V. B.; Minue-Lorenzo, C.; Perez-Teijon, S. C.; Osca, J. A. R.; Garcia, R. C.; Fernandez, J. L.; Domenech, M. A. G.; Navascues, M. A. M.; Chaves, E. S.; Ibanez, M. L. R.; Rubio, V. G.; Ram, S. M.; MARIONI OTERO, BRUNO JACOBO; Lopez, L. G.; Guillem, F. C.; Fuente, F. M.; Ruiz, D. B.; Rodriguez, A. I. H.; Gonzalez, J. D.; Martin-Cantera, C.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11940/16017
PMID: 32411874
DOI: 10.18332/tpc/104434
ISSN: 2459-3087
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2019Título de revista
Tob Prev Cessat
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INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to ascertain how the anti-smoking legislation of 2005/2010 has affected the behavior of primary healthcare center (PHC) personnel (medical and nonmedical) with respect to their attitudes towards tobacco, its consumption and the legislative changes. METHODS: We conducted a multi-center descriptive study of a randomized conglomerate sample of PHC personnel from each Autonomous Community in Spain. The questionnaire covered tobacco consumption, and knowledge/attitudes towards smoking and legislation. The statistical analysis used SPSS software. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 2040 PHC employees (1578 women, 77.4%). Never smokers, ex-smokers, and smokers represented 46.7%, 37.8%, and 15.5% of the sample, respectively. Tobacco prevalence amongst physicians and nurses was 12.3%. Following the introduction of the antismoking legislation, a decrease in consumption was observed. Most of the participants considered that tobacco consumption affected health, was an addictive illness, and passive smoking had an impact on the health of non-smokers. Whilst 91.6% agreed with the current legislation, only 25% felt that it encouraged cessation. CONCLUSIONS: Spanish primary healthcare professionals have a relatively low prevalence of smoking compared to the general population. It is necessary to implement more legislative measures to improve and maintain this outcome.