Tabaquismo en profesionales de la salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Morelos

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"Objective. To assess the prevalence of tobacco smokingby work type among healthcare workers of Instituto Mexicanodel Seguro Social (Mexican Institute of Social Security,IMSS), in Morelos State, Mexico. Material and Methods.A cross-sectional was conducted in 3 133 healthcare workersin the 23 medical units of IMSS Morelos District, fromOctober 1998 to March 2000. Data were collected using aself-applied questionnaire on tobacco smoking for differentlife-stages, some demographic characteristics, and work type.The prevalence rates of smoking and 95% confidence intervals(95% CI) were estimated by age groups, gender, andwork type. Results. A total of 3 133 employees participated;53.4% (95% CI 50.8-56.8) of men and 27.4% (95% CI25.4-29.3) of women reported having smoked tobacco sometime in their lives. The prevalence of current smoking was28.3% (95% CI 25.6-31.0) and 14.4% (95% CI 12.8-15.9) inmen and women, respectively. Among men, physicians havea lower prevalence (20.9%) of current smoking than that ofother workers; for example, the prevalence was 26,6%among technicians and 33% among administrative personnel.Women in general had a lower prevalence than men inall categories, and in nurses it was still lower t(12,5%) thanthat of female physicians (16%). Conclusions. The prevalenceof tobacco smoking in healthcare workers of IMSSMorelos was lower than that of the general population.Nevertheless, it is necessary to keep working on tobaccocontrol programs to encourage smoking cessation amonghealthcare workers and make them aware of the positiverole they may play in promoting programs to stop tobaccosmoking and nicotine addiction. The English version of thispaper is available at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html"