Smoking prevalence among healthcare workers in Italy, PASSI surveillance system data, 2014-2018
Authors
Valentina Minardi, Paolo D'Argenio, Rosaria Gallo, Valentina Possenti, Benedetta Contoli, Giuliano Carrozzi, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Maria Masocco, Giuseppe Gorini
Abstract
Introduction. Data on smoking among Italian Health Personnel (HP) from PASSI surveillance system from 2014-2018 were analysed. Materials and methods. Among 169,678 working-age respondents, smoking prevalence was estimated among 1,253 Medical Doctors (MDs), 4,840 Non-Medical HP (NMHP), 87,749 Non-HP (NHP) and multivariate analysis was conducted. Results. Current smokers were 23.0% among HP. Smoking prevalence in MDs (16.0%) was significantly lower than those observed in NMHP (25.3%) and NHP (28.6%). A declining trend was detected in all three groups and was more evident among MDs: from 20.8% in 2014 to 11.5% in 2018. Amongst MDs, smoking was significantly associated with male gender (Adjusted Odds Ratio, AdjOR=1.61), younger age (AdjOR=2.00), residing in South (AdjOR=1.71). Among NMHP, smoking prevalence was associated with low economic condition (AdjOR=1.54) and non-university education. Discussion and conclusions. To further reduce smoking in HP, it is necessary to develop specific training courses in educational curricula.
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