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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015

Are Informing Knowledge and Supportive Attitude Enough for Tobacco Control? A Latent Class Analysis of Cigarette Smoking Patterns among Medical Teachers in China.

Lu Niu, Dan Luo, Vincent M B Silenzio, Shuiyuan Xiao, Yongquan Tian

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Lu NiuDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China. vincent_silenzio@urmc.rochester.edu.
Dan LuoDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China. luodan_csu_2011@126.com.
Vincent M B SilenzioDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, NY 14642, USA. vincent_silenzio@urmc.rochester.edu.
Shuiyuan XiaoDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China. xiaosy@csu.edu.cn.
Yongquan TianDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China. tianyq@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

China-Rochester Suicide Research Training Program (CRSRT)D43TW009101 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI CAINE, ERIC D. · 2011 to 2015
$1.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study is one part of a five-year tobacco-control project in China, which aimed to gain insight into the smoking behavior, knowledge, and attitudes among medical teachers in China.

methodsIn May 2010, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among medical teachers of Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, China.

resultsA total number of 682 medical teachers completed the surveys. Latent class analysis indicated the sample of smoking patterns was best represented by three latent subgroups of smoking consumption severity levels. Most respondents were informed of smoking related knowledge, but lack of knowledge on smoking cessation. Most of them held a supportive attitude towards their responsibilities among tobacco control, as well as the social significance of smoking. However, both smoking related knowledge and attitude were not correlated with severity of smoking consumption among medical teachers.

conclusionThe smoking prevalence among medical teachers in China remains high. Programs on smoking cessation training are required. Future study should also develop targeted interventions for subgroups of smokers based on smoking consumption. Persistent and effective anti-tobacco efforts are needed to achieve the goals of creating smoke-free campuses and hospitals.

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Education, MedicalHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFacultyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNicotianaPrevalenceSmokingSmoking CessationSurveys and Questionnairesattitudehealth knowledgepracticesmokingsmoking cessation

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