Prevalence of tobacco smoking among school teachers in Greece

European Psychiatry - Tập 41 - Trang S577-S578 - 2017
A. Liozidou1, M. Fragkoulakis2, G. Papazisis3, A. Tzortzi4, P. Behrakis5
1Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, National School of Public Health, Experimental Surgery, Athens, Greece
2Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Statistics, Munich, Germany
3Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Pharmacology, Thessaloniki, Greece
4Hellenic Cancer Society, Institute of Public Health of The American College of Greece, George D. Behrakis Research Lab, Athens, Greece
5Biomedical Research Foundation of Athens Academy, Hellenic Cancer Society, Institute of Public Health of The American College of Greece, George D. Behrakis Research Lab., Experimental Surgery, Athens, Greece

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AbstractIntroductionTeachers serve as models for young people and significantly influence their health behavior.AimWe were interested in conducting the first epidemiological survey about tobacco smoking among Greek teachers.MethodsA total of 1032 teachers of the two biggest cities of Greece participated in the study. A questionnaire was created to include questions regarding tobacco smoking, history of tobacco use, nicotine dependence as well as health attitudes. Frequencies and relative frequencies were determined for all the questions. Pearson's Chi2 and Chi2 adjusted tests were used to examine the potential association of current smoking status with gender, age and school level in a statistical significance level of 0.05.ResultsPrevalence of current smokers in the sample was 25.6%. Cigarette emerged as the tobacco product of choice reported by 88,3% of the respondents, followed by e-cigarette (5.2%), cigar (2.4%), hookah (2.4%) and pipe (1.7%). The highest prevalence of current smoking was found in the age group of 40–49 years old (46.1%). Current smoking proportion was higher among female (26.0%) than male teachers (24.9%). Intention to quit smoking was reported by 18.1% of the sample.ConclusionsAs compared to other countries, teachers in Greece have a moderate percentage regarding tobacco smoking. A concerted effort must be made towards smoking cessation in this population with gender specific interventions. It is of great importance for teachers to act as public health promoters, as performers of tobacco prevention curricula and as leaders in the implementation of school tobacco control policies.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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European Psychiatry

Tập 41

S577-S578

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