Background: Health professionals set important examples through their behavior to their patients, so they need to have enough knowledge on the harmful effects of smoking. Some studies already exist on smoking among the health professionals in Bach Mai Hospital and Hue Central Hospital, but there were no such studies in the Can Tho Central Hospital. Objectives: To investigate the smoking status and identify several factors relating to cigarette use among health professionals at Can Tho Central Hospital. Subjects and method: Cross-sectional descriptive study using adapted questionnaire from a global survey on tobacco use among health professionals. Results: Overall, the smoking rate was approximately 6%, no higher than the results from other studies. It was predominant among men. Physicians display a greater smoking proportion relation to nurses, with the highest rate in the group aged 30 to 39 years of age. People who do not smoke are more likely to demonstrate a better knowledge base, belief and attitude to smoking than those who smoke. One major predictor of smoking is attitude towards tobacco control; however, a no smoking policy inside the hospital is not significantly associated with the practice of smoking. Conclusion: The smoking rate among health professionals from Can Tho Central Hospital is much lower than that among other professions and among health professionals in Bach Mai and Hue Central Hospital. The findings highlight the importance of promoting a positive attitude towards tobacco control initiatives in order to reduce smoking among health professionals at hospital settings.
Health professionals ; Smoke ; Tobacco control

Cigarette smoking is cause of many serious diseases such as pulmonary cancer, myocardial infarction, artherosclerosis and respiratory tract diseases… According to the estimation of WHO, there are about 3,5 million persons died from diseases related with cigarette over the world every year. In order to prevent the harm of cigarette smoking, the ViÖt Nam should make up a National policy for tobacco control. This is basis for sectors and Ministries in implementing the cigarette control to contribute to the people health protection and care.
Tobacco ; Health Policy ; Prevention & control

Tobacco intersects with the COVID-19 pandemic not only in terms of health consequences, but also environmental change and planetary health. Tobacco use exacerbates inequalities, causes catastrophic environmental degradation and climate change and adds burdens to COVID-19-related mortality, which are major challenges to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic has provided a chance to combat tobacco use and accelerate efforts to alleviate these challenges in response. The MPOWER measures introduced by the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) can play a crucial role in COVID-19 recovery to fight tobacco use and contribute to sustainable and equitable development. To accelerate recovery, it is critical to call for actions for governments and policy-makers to strengthen synergies and coordinate policy actions emphasising tobacco control and cessation across equity, public health, and climate actions as global authorities pledge to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and net zero emissions targets as part of the Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26).
COVID-19/prevention & control* ; Humans ; Pandemics/prevention & control* ; Tobacco ; Tobacco Products ; Tobacco Use

The paper summarized briefly the evidences for tobacco use as a cause of cancer based on hundreds of epidemiologic and biomedical studies carried out over the past 50-60 years, as well as overviewed the carcinogens in tobacco products and mechanisms of neoplasm induction by tobacco products. So, tobacco control is the important measure for cancer prevention.
Carcinogenesis ; Carcinogens ; Health Policy ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; prevention & control ; Smoking ; Tobacco ; Tobacco Use Disorder

Risk Factors ; Tars ; toxicity ; Tobacco Products ; standards ; toxicity ; Tobacco Use Disorder ; etiology ; prevention & control

A brief history of processes of determining the health consequences of smoking is given. The role and importance of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in directing the methods and principles of anti-smoking policy and regulations to be followed by the 167 countries that ratified the Convention are delineated. Evaluation of the progress done by the Korean Institute of Health and Welfare ten years after the ratification of the Convention indicates that Korea is the 24th out of 25 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries, and that the price of cigarettes was 98th among the 167 participating countries. The prevalence rate of smoking in Korea belongs to one of the highest, men in particular. Anti-smoking policy and regulations in Korea should be strongly reemphasized.
Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Prevalence ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Social Control, Formal ; Tobacco ; Tobacco Products ; World Health Organization

OBJECTIVES: We examined the prevalence of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke among middle-school students in Korea using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in 2013. METHODS: The GYTS in Korea was conducted between July and August 2013 by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data were collected using a self-administered anonymous questionnaire from a nationally representative sample of middle-school students aged 13-15 years in sampled classrooms. RESULTS: The GYTS in Korea was completed by 4235 students aged 13-15 years in 43 middle schools. Approximately one in five of the students (17.8%) reported that they had tried cigarettes in the past, while 5.2% reported currently being cigarette smokers. Current cigarette smoking was higher in boys (7.5%) than in girls (2.6%). Of the students, 29.7% had been exposed to secondhand smoke at home, 47.4% inside enclosed public places, and 53.9% in outdoor public places. Of the current cigarette smokers, 25.7% bought their cigarettes from a store despite a law prohibiting this. Additionally, 58.0% of students noticed point-of-sale tobacco advertisements or promotions, 66.8% of current cigarette smokers wanted to stop smoking, and 70.9% of students had been taught about the dangers of tobacco use in school. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide an opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive tobacco control policy. The results suggest that youth have relatively easy access to cigarettes and are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke in public places, as well as to point-of-sale tobacco advertisements and promotions. Strict enforcement of the ban on tobacco sales to youth, expanding smoke-free areas, and advertising bans are needed to reduce tobacco use among youth.
Adolescent* ; Anonyms and Pseudonyms ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Commerce ; Female ; Humans ; Jurisprudence ; Korea* ; Prevalence ; Republic of Korea ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Tobacco Products ; Tobacco Smoke Pollution ; Tobacco Use* ; Tobacco*

Humans ; Restaurants ; Smoking Prevention ; Tobacco Smoke Pollution ; prevention & control

E-cigarettes, heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco, and other new types of tobacco products are emerging in Korea. These products are particularly popular among smokers who are looking for less harmful means of tobacco consumption, and are highly relevant for existing tobacco control policies. E-cigarettes, which are electronic devices designed to allow the user to inhale nicotine as a vapor, are controversial in terms of their safety and effects on smoking cessation, as a variety of harmful substances have been detected in e-cigarette vapor. Due to policy differences in tobacco harm reduction, the regulations on e-cigarettes differ from country to country, and domestic regulations regulate e-cigarettes in a manner similar to conventional cigarettes. In contrast, HNB tobacco was introduced in Korea in June 2017, and is rapidly expanding in the market, as active marketing campaigns seek to communicate to consumers that HNB tobacco use involves no tar and is less harmful to health. However, the World Health Organization and several professional groups have argued that based on independent studies not supported by tobacco companies, HNB tobacco should be regulated in the same way as conventional cigarettes because there is no evidence that HNB tobacco is less harmful. Clinicians need to expand their understanding of new tobacco products so that they can provide appropriate counseling.
Counseling ; Electronic Cigarettes ; Harm Reduction ; Korea ; Marketing ; Nicotine ; Smoking Cessation ; Social Control, Formal ; Tobacco Products ; Tobacco Use ; Tobacco ; World Health Organization

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) entered into effect in 2005 and has been ratified by 181 parties. The major tobacco control policies included in the FCTC are increased tobacco taxes; smoke-free public places; bans on tobacco advertisements, promotion, and sponsorship; regulations of tobacco packaging and labeling; regulations and disclosure of tobacco component and emissions; public awareness campaigns about the adverse health effects of tobacco use; treatment of tobacco use and dependence; and bans on tobacco sales to minors. Since the FCTC was ratified, tobacco control policies have been strengthened worldwide, but with different effects for different policies. A high level of performance was achieved in 55% of the signatory countries for warnings about the hazards of tobacco and in 30% for monitoring tobacco control policies, but tobacco tax increases, smoke-free polices, and bans on tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship achieved high levels of success in only about 10% of the countries. Korea recently strengthened some tobacco control policies, including tobacco tax increases, mass media campaigns, pictorial warnings on tobacco packs, smoke-free bars and restaurants, and reimbursement for smoking cessation services provided by health care facilities. However, the price of cigarettes remains very low considering the nation's income level, and tobacco advertisements, promotion, and sponsorship are only partially restricted. Workplace smoke-free policies are limited to large companies. Only monitoring of tobacco control policies and smoking cessation services are at a high level in Korea. Comprehensive tobacco control polices need to be strengthened, and physicians should play a leading role.
Commerce ; Delivery of Health Care ; Disclosure ; International Cooperation ; Korea ; Mass Media ; Product Packaging ; Restaurants ; Smoke-Free Policy ; Smoking Cessation ; Social Control, Formal ; Taxes ; Tobacco Products ; Tobacco Use ; Tobacco