A Cross-Sectional Study carried out about the State of knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Colombian Doctors Facing Smoking

  • Claudia Ximena Robayo-González Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
  • Juan Carlos Uribe-Caputi Universidad de Santander
Keywords: Education, Medical, Continuing, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use, Health Surveys, Smoking

Abstract

Introduction: Smoking intake has been increasing, among other reasons, due to new commercial strategies, lack of a defined public policy, smuggling and lack of effective programs against addiction. Doctors are not oblivious to this problem with the aggravating factor that they do not have the necessary training to have influence on the education of patients. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Colombian doctors regarding smoking. Methodology: A cross-sectional study carried out using a virtual survey of 431 unknown and self-selected Colombian doctors. Results: The lifetime prevalence of smoking intake was 68.68%. The average age of consumption was 16 years, 37.28% of them have smoked more than 5 packages throughout their lives; only 12.54% of smokers have tried to give up smoking; 61.71% of respondents reported one or both smoking parents, a variable that was associated with consumption. 51.04% of them reported not having knowledge to provide advice to patients on the subject; 88.17% agree with the restrictive regulations existing in the country; 95.82% of them consider that they are a model to follow and that they play an important role in front of the patient. Conclusions: The prevalence of active smoking in Colombian physicians is low compared to the global statistics; however, the advice to abandon the habit in patients is almost zero. There is a consensus on the need for better training in the subject among medical staff. [Robayo-González CX, Uribe-Caputi JC. A Cross-Sectional Study carried out about the State of knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Colombian Doctors Facing Smoking. MedUNAB 2017-2018; 20(3): 327-337].

Author Biographies

Claudia Ximena Robayo-González, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

Médico general, Estudiante de especialización en Epidemiología, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia

Juan Carlos Uribe-Caputi, Universidad de Santander

Médico, magíster en Epidemiología, docente asociado a la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Santander, docente asociado a la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.

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Robayo-González CX, Uribe-Caputi JC. A Cross-Sectional Study carried out about the State of knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Colombian Doctors Facing Smoking. MedUNAB [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 5 [cited 2026 Mar. 13];20(3):327-3. Available from: https://revistasunabeduco.biteca.online/index.php/medunab/article/view/2422

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