- Title
- Declining rates of tobacco use in the Japanese medical profession, 1965-2009
- Creator
- Smith, Derek R.; Wada, Koji
- Relation
- Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 23, Issue 1, p. 4-11
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20120121
- Publisher
- Japan Epidemiological Association
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Background: Although there has been a downward trend in smoking rates among medical doctors in recent years, rates have been higher among Japanese doctors when compared internationally. Methods: We extensively reviewed all published English- and Japanese-language articles that reported the smoking rates of Japanese doctors. Results: A total of 36 articles were examined, most of which had been conducted as postal surveys, usually by a national, prefectural, or local medical association. Sample sizes ranged from 17 to 11 773, and response rates ranged from 33% to 91%. National surveys conducted between 1965 and 2009 suggest that there has been a statistically significant (P < 0.0001) decline in smoking rates among Japanese doctors (from around 68% to 16% among males and from 19% to 5% among females). Conclusions: Overall, the published data reveal a significant decline in smoking rates among Japanese doctors since 1965, especially among men. Although less than one-fifth of Japanese male doctors now smoke, more work needs to be done in tobacco control to help further reduce the burden of smoking, especially in medical schools.
- Subject
- smoking; tobacco; physician; doctor; Japan
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1056716
- Identifier
- uon:16079
- Identifier
- ISSN:0917-5040
- Language
- eng
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