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Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Counselling Practice Regarding Prevention of Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Pregnant Women/Children in Assiut, Egypt

مؤلف البحث
Zeinab M Hassanein, Rachael L Murray, Ilze Bogdanovica, Tessa Langley
تاريخ البحث
مجلة البحث
International Journal of Public Health
المشارك في البحث
الناشر
Frontiers
عدد البحث
vol.67
موقع البحث
https://scholar.google.com.eg/scholar?oi=bibs&cluster=11285063993132341040&btnI=1&hl=ar
سنة البحث
2022
صفحات البحث
1605073
ملخص البحث

Objectives

To explore Knowledge, attitudes and counselling practices of HCPs regarding SHS exposure among pregnant women and children in Egypt.

Methods

Survey of HCPs working in public maternal and child health clinics in Assiut city, Egypt. Descriptive and regression analyses were performed.

Results

367 HCPs participated in the study, 12% of whom were smokers. The majority were nurses (45%). A considerable proportion of HCPs reported being exposed to SHS in the workplace (70%) and home (52%). About half HCP reported high SHS risk awareness (56%), supportive attitude towards preventing SHS exposure (53%), and having good counselling practice regarding SHS exposure (52%). Being a GP and serving urban communities were significantly associated with high risk awareness. Being female, serving rural communities and not being exposed to SHS at home were significantly associated with self-reported supportive attitudes and good counselling practice.

Conclusion

HCPs’ awareness, attitudes and practice regarding the risks of SHS to pregnant women and children in Egypt should be improved. Training for HCPs and enforcement of smoke free polices are needed to improve awareness and facilitate changes in social norms.