TABLE 1.
Demographics, smoking behaviours, and SHS exposure of Health care professionals (Assiut, Egypt. 2022).
| Demographic characteristics | N = 367 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Specialty | ||
| Gyn/obs | 75 | 20.4 |
| Paediatrician | 59 | 16.1 |
| GP | 34 | 9.3 |
| Nurse | 164 | 44.7 |
| Midwife | 31 | 8.5 |
| Other | 4 | 1 |
| Age | ||
| <30 | 124 | 33.8 |
| 31–40 | 149 | 40.6 |
| 41–50 | 67 | 18.3 |
| 51–60 | 23 | 6.3 |
| >60 | 4 | 1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 118 | 32.1 |
| Female | 249 | 67.2 |
| Current medical practice | ||
| Rural | 124 | 33.8 |
| Urban | 243 | 66.2 |
| Post-graduate experience | ||
| <5 years | 100 | 27.3 |
| 5–10 years | 109 | 29.7 |
| >10 years | 158 | 43 |
| Previous training on smoking cessation service | ||
| Yes | 81 | 22.1 |
| No | 286 | 77.9 |
| Type of training (N = 81 who responded yes to above question) | ||
| During medical school | 10 | 12.3 |
| Post graduate clinical training | 11 | 13.6 |
| Training at work place | 60 | 74.1 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Current smokers | 46 | 12.5 |
| Ex-smoker | 9 | 2.5 |
| Never smoker | 312 | 85 |
| Smoking in workplace (Total = 46 smoker) | ||
| Yes | 20 | 43.5 |
| No | 21 | 45.6 |
| Prefer not to say | 5 | 10.9 |
| Intentions to quit smoking (Total = 46) | ||
| I REALLY want to stop smoking and intend to in the next month | 9 | 19.6 |
| I REALLY want to stop smoking and intend to in the next 3 months | 10 | 21.7 |
| I want to stop smoking and hope to soon | 12 | 26.1 |
| I REALLY want to stop smoking but I do not know when I will | 8 | 17.4 |
| I want to stop smoking but have not thought about when | 0 | 0 |
| I think I should stop smoking but do not really want to | 3 | 6.6 |
| I do not want to stop smoking | 2 | 4.3 |
| I do not know | 2 | 4.3 |
| Exposure to SHS in your workplace | ||
| Yes | 258 | 70.3 |
| No | 109 | 29.7 |
| Exposure to SHS in your home | ||
| Yes | 190 | 51.8 |
| No | 177 | 48.2 |