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[Smoking in health personnel: study in a hospital unit]
R Gómez-García1, A Grimaldi-Carpio
1Hospital Materno Infantil Inguarán, Departamento del Distrito Federal (DGSSDDF), México.
Objective:
To analyze the characteristics of smoking among health personnel, considered to be of particular importance for their strategic influence on the population.
Material And Methods:
A short survey was designed and applied in April 1997 to health personnel in one Mexico City hospital. Information and personal view on tobacco addiction was taken from smokers and non-smokers and analyzed by sex, age, region, function, shift, etc.
Results:
Prevalence among administrative and medical personnel was high.
Conclusions:
The high smoking prevalence among health personnel should be carefully considered since it is opposed to medical principles on formation, activity and environment.