Secondhand smoke knowledge, sources of information, and associated factors among hospital staff

Sae Rom Lee, A-ra Cho, Sang Yeoup Lee, Young Hye Cho, Eun Ju Park, Yun Jin Kim and Jeong Gyu Lee

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate knowledge of secondhand smoke (SHS) risks, sources of information, and associated factors and behaviors among hospital staff. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using a 40-item self-administered questionnaire among 328 employees at a university hospital. The questions on representative diseases related to SHS were used to measure the degree of knowledge of SHS. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the correlation between SHS knowledge scores and variables. Results: Females had better SHS knowledge scores than males, regardless of smoking status (p

Date: 2019
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