Smoking behavior and beliefs about the impact of smoking on anti-tuberculosis treatment among health care workers.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Tuberculosis (TB) health care facilities throughout Georgia.

Objective

To describe smoking behaviors among health care workers (HCWs) at TB facilities and determine HCWs' knowledge and beliefs regarding the impact of tobacco use on anti-tuberculosis treatment.

Design

Cross-sectional survey from May to December 2014 in Georgia. Adult HCWs (age 18 years) at TB facilities were eligible. We administered a 60-question anonymous survey about tobacco use and knowledge of the effect of smoking on anti-tuberculosis treatment.

Results

Of the 431 HCWs at TB facilities who participated, 377 (87.5%) were female; the median age was 50 years (range 20-77). Overall, 59 (13.7%) HCWs were current smokers and 35 (8.1%) were past smokers. Prevalence of current smoking was

SUBMITTER: Magee MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5661878 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature