Profile of smoking amongst Health Staff in a primary care unit at a general hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Authors

• Saima Siddiqui, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Al-Kharj Military Hospital, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Danny O. Ogbeide, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Al-Kharj Military Hospital, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel/Fax. +966 (1) 5451870. E-mail: odogbeide{at}yahoo.com

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Smoking is a major health problem among healthcare personnel as in other parts of the community. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of smoking along with influencing factors related to smoking among our staff in Alkharj Military Hospital. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire study. EPI-INFO statistical package was used for statistical analysis by calculating x2 and p value

Article Type

Research Article

First Page

1101

Last Page

1104

Recommended Citation

Siddiqui, Saima and Ogbeide, Danny O. (2001) "Profile of smoking amongst Health Staff in a primary care unit at a general hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 22: Iss. 12, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1566