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Smoking prevalence and attitudes towards smoking among Estonian physicians: results from cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2014.
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- Smoking Prevalence among Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The prevalence of five lifestyle risk factors in primary care physicians: A cross-sectional study in Switzerland.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Nicotine Dependence and Factors Related to Smoking Cessation among Physicians in Estonia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Changes in Addressing Patients' Smoking: Cross-Sectional Data from 2002 and 2014 among Physicians in Estonia.Tobacco use insights · 2020Article
- Self-rated health and smoking among physicians and general population with higher education in Estonia: results from cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2014.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2019Article
- Factors associated with desire to quit smoking among Estonian physicians: Cross-sectional data of 2002 and 2014.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore smoking prevalence and attitudes towards smoking among Estonian physicians in 2002 and 2014.
designTwo self-administered cross-sectional postal surveys were conducted among practising physicians in Estonia.
participantsInitial sample consisted of all practising physicians in Estonia. The corrected response rate was 67.8% in 2002 and 53.1% in 2014. Present study sample was restricted to physicians younger than 65 years (n=2549 in 2002, n=2339 in 2014).
methodsAge-standardised prevalence of smoking and prevalence of agreement with seven statements concerning attitudes towards smoking was determined. To analyse association of physicians' attitudes towards smoking with study year and smoking status, logistic regression analysis was used. Adjusted ORs of agreement with the seven statements were determined. Corresponding 95% CIs were calculated.
resultsThe age-standardised prevalence of current smoking among men was 26.8% in 2002 and 15.3% in 2014, among women 10.4% and 5.8%, respectively. Compared with the year 2002, in 2014, prevalence of agreement with statements declaring harmfulness of smoking was higher and prevalence of agreement with statements approving smoking was lower. Adjusted ORs showed that compared with 2002, physicians' attitudes towards smoking were less favourable in 2014, and physicians' attitudes towards smoking were associated with their smoking status.
conclusionsCompared with 2002, the age-standardised smoking prevalence among male and female physicians was lower, and attitudes towards smoking were less approving in 2014. The smoking physicians had more approving attitudes towards smoking than their non-smoking colleagues.
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