Sansores RH, Ramírez-Venegas A, Espinosa-Martínez M, Villalba-Caloca J

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ABSTRACT

Introduction. Passive smoking is a major public health concern in addition to that provoked by regular tobacco smoking. Hospitals must be smoke-free areas, however, we lack of this kind of data in Mexico. Methods. Data from a population previously surveyed was analyzed in order to determine passive exposure to tobacco smoke (PETS) and its potential impact over attitudes and health of workers of the National Institute of Health in Mexico. The included issues determined the exposure magnitude, damage to health and possible interference with working activities. Results. Our data showed that working in the National Institute of Health in Mexico is a risk factor for PETS (OR of 2.82 (IC95%=2.55-3.11). Ninety-one percent of the workers present PETS to some extent, while 65% present some symptoms and interference with their working performance. Likewise, 89% accepts that PETS affect the health of the non-smoker. Conclusions. These results suggest that passive smoking produced by active smoking is an important public health issue in the National Institutes of Health in México, and that an extended tobacco control program is required.

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