Missed Opportunities for Anti-Smoking Education at Community Health Centres in the Cape Metropolitan Area

P.K. Pather; P.J.T de Villiers; J.M. Barnes

doi:10.4102/safp.v22i6.2144

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Missed Opportunities for Anti-Smoking Education at Community Health Centres in the Cape Metropolitan Area

P.K. Pather, P.J.T de Villiers, J.M. Barnes

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P.K. Pather, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
P.J.T de Villiers, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
J.M. Barnes, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Abstract

To determine the extent of missed opportunities regarding antismoking education for people l5 years and older, who attend Community Health Centres (CHC) in the Cape Town Metropolitan Area for reasons unrelated to smoking cessation. A Descriptive Cross-sectional Survey was conducted using 6 randomly selected CHC. A sample of 1358 patients was selected of whom 850 were smokers.

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antismoking education; Cape Town Metropolitan Area

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