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| Year : 2004 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 144-146 |
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Tobacco control practices by medical doctors in developing world; a questionnaire study
Dhirendra N Sinha1, Prakash C Gupta2
1 School of Preventive Oncology, Patna, India
2 Healis – Sekhsaria Institute of Public Health, Navi Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Dhirendra N Sinha
School of Preventive Oncology, A/27, Anandpuri, West Boring Canal Road, Patna-800 001, BIHAR
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 15709602 
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Aim : To know about the tobacco control practices by medical doctors in Bihar, India. Settings & design : All medical doctors in Bihar, India. Two stage sampling with probability propotional to the number of doctors in the districts was used. Method : Anonymous survey was conducted on structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis : SUDAAN; and Epi-Info. Results : Most of the doctors were government doctors. Most doctors (>75%) reported either for no policy or partial policy in health settings however over 2/3rd of medical doctors felt need for their training on tobacco cessation. Most of the doctors did not take tobacco history (60-80%). Conclusion : Medical doctors in Bihar need to be trained for tobacco cessation. Smoking needs to be enforced vigorously in health sector to protect patients and doctors. |
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