Study of Smoking Habit in Healthcare Workers in Police Academy Hospital

Abstract Introduction The act of smoking involves burning a substance and tasting or inhaling the smoke. More than 5 million fatalities worldwide each year are related to tobacco usage. Prevalence of tobacco use in healthcare workers (HCW) is influenced by country income level, occupation, and sex that enlightened us that this group of people uses tobacco is seriously unnoticeable area. Aim Aim of this work is to study the smoking habit among 110 male healthcare workers in police Academy hospital and their trend to quit. Patients and Methods Every participant in this study was subjected to full history taking, clinical examination, smoking questionnaire and chest X-ray for patients with respiratory symptoms. Results Starting smoking is at age ranging from 14 to 40 years with mean of 20.97 years. Age of participants ranged from 19 to 55 years with mean of 30.92 years All studied participants were current cigarette smokers. On asking participants about how they accept being smokers, 46.4% of them saw that smoking is acceptable. All participants agreed with discouraged picture on packs. There is statistically non-significant relation between previous attempts for smoking and either level of craving, smoking if ill or cannot stop smoking despite severe illness. Conclusion Healthcare professionals at Police Academy Hospital frequently smoke cigarettes, and this habit often develops at a young age mostly as a result of social influence. Health issues and financial concerns were the main factors that prompted them to try quitting, as the majority of them spend a sizeable portion of their monthly income on cigarette