Investigation on behavior and knowledge about tobacco control among health care workers in Yangzhou City of Jiangsu Province

Objective To carry out investigation on behavior and knowledge on smoking and tobacco control among health care workers,and provide evidence for intervention in smoking control.Methods 605 of health care workers from 4 medical administrations in Yangzhou were interviewed by questionnaire.Results The general smoking rate and current smoking rate among health care workers was 16.03% and 11.57%,respectively.The awareness rate of knowledge on smoking hazards was 73.61%,awareness rates of knowledge on 7 kinds of smoking-related diseases and 6 kinds of passive-smoking-related diseases were 71.00% and 77.60%,respectively.83.63% of them agreed that smoking should be banned in medical administrations.43.46% of them had obtained training about adolescent smoking prevention,1.69% of them could make plans about tobacco control for patients,31.40% of them could provide health education in outpatient service and in sickroom.Conclusion Health care workers are lack of tobacco control related knowledge.It should be strengthened on health education and training on tobacco control related knowledge and skills among health care workers to change their behaviors and improve tobacco control in society.