The Smoking Status and Attitude towards Participating in Smoking Cessation Intervention of Medical Professionals in Urban Hospitals of Beijing

Objective To understand the current status of smoking in medical personnel and their attitude to participating in smoking intervention during their routine work,as a result,to increase their awareness and active behavior on smoking control.Method 300 medical professionals from 4 urban hospitals of Beijing were surveyed with questionnaire on their smoking status and attitude towards participa ting in simple smoking intervention as well as its causes.Results The smoking rate in male was 48 1%.The proportion of smoking in age 40~49 group was significantly lower than that in other age groups.Medical professionals were still lack of the knowledge about some health hazards in cigarette smoking.The majority of interviewers agreed on their obligation of stoppign smoking.73 6 percent of them were willing to put simple smoking intervention into their routine work.Non smokers obviously intended to help patients to stop smo king. The major reasons that someone did not want to involve in stopping smoking intervention were lack of time,forgetfulness and being smokers themselves.Conclusion Medical professionals played a very important role in smoking control.We should improve the awareness of medical professionals on the importance of their involvement in smoking cessation,ahd promote more and more medical professionals actively to participate in smoking control.