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Domaine Les Pailles, June 2010

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SURVEY IN MAURITIUS Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices with respect to tobacco use and smoking cessation P. Burhoo , M. F. Lan Cheong Wah , L. Moussa & D. Ramasawmy. Domaine Les Pailles, June 2010. INTRODUCTION. African Tobacco Situation Analysis workshop

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Domaine Les Pailles, June 2010

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  1. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SURVEY IN MAURITIUSKnowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices with respect to tobacco use and smoking cessationP. Burhoo, M. F. Lan Cheong Wah, L. Moussa & D. Ramasawmy Domaine Les Pailles, June 2010

  2. INTRODUCTION • African Tobacco Situation Analysis workshop • June 2008 • Supporting the WHO/MoHQL smoking cessation programme

  3. INTRODUCTION Need to survey health professionals’ KABP wrt tobacco use &smoking cessation identified Empowerment of HPs Tobacco Control Action Plan - extend smoking cessation clinics nationwide Pilot clinic- December 2008 at Odette Leal HC

  4. OBJECTIVES OF SURVEY • To determine tobacco use prevalence among health professionals working in the public health sector of Mauritius • To explore their KABP with respect to tobacco use and smoking cessation • To assess their skills and training needs in smoking cessation techniques.

  5. METHODOLOGY(1) • National cross-sectional survey of Mauritian HPs working in the public service • Target population: • Health professionals working in the public sector of Mauritius. • Stratified random sampling was used • Strata: various categories of health professionals • Medical Officers (doctors) • Specialist Doctors • Dental Officers (dentists) • Qualified Nurses/Midwives. • Sample size of 370 targeted

  6. METHODOLOGY(2) • Ethical approval from MoHQL • Data collection: • Adapted Global Health Professionals Students Survey Questionnaire • self-administered • 15 minutes for completion. • Data entry and statistical analysis: SPSS

  7. RESULTS HPS MAURITIUS 2009/2010

  8. CHARACTERISTICS OF SAMPLE POPULATION

  9. TOBACCO USE PREVALENCE

  10. 75.0% of smokers report having less than 21 years when they tried their first cigarette • 55.6% of smokers report they are daily smokers • Among the HPs who smoke, 77.8% admit having smoked cigarettes on work premises during the past 6 months • There are no smokers among the five dentists who were surveyed

  11. INTENTIONS AND ATTEMPTS TO QUIT

  12. ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS OF HP

  13. KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING NEEDS OF HPs

  14. PRACTICE OF HPs with respect to SMOKING CESSATION

  15. PRACTICEof HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

  16. DISCUSSION • Presentation of results • Training needs of health professionals with respect to smoking cessation approaches. • Results of this Mauritian survey • Findings in countries which carried out the GHPSS. • Three major recommendations are put forward.

  17. RECOMMENDATION • Health professionals need to be trained for improved practice with respect to smoking cessation approaches. • Lack of training of health professionals • Main barrier to the implementation of effective services • Regular workshops • Experts in the field of smoking cessation • Critical mass of empowered health professionals

  18. RECOMMENDATION • Health professionals who smoke need to be given the necessary support to quit smoking successfully. • Reduction of tobacco use among health professionals • One of the goals of tobacco control efforts in Mauritius • Role models in society • Key stakeholders in smoking cessation

  19. RECOMMENDATION • Strategies for effective smoking cessation services need to be enhanced. • WHO/MOH&QL smoking cessation programme • Implementation and extension on a national basis • Media communication and marketing . • Successful smoking cessation services • Decrease in the prevalence of smokers • Reduction in tobacco-related morbidity • Contribution to a healthier Mauritius.

  20. Thank you No smoking please!

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