目的探讨医务人员吸烟行为流行情况以及对吸烟的知识与态度。方法参照有关资料自行设计调查问卷,采用整群抽样法,于2010年11月对湖南省某医院578名医务人员进行调查。结果医务人员现在吸烟率为19.38%,其中男性吸烟率为33.64%,女性为1.56%;不同性别、年龄、文化程度与职称的医务人员吸烟率差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。在对吸烟相关知识与态度方面,医务人员知道吸烟与被动吸烟均易引起肺部疾病等常见危害,但仍有22.49%人员对其它器官的危害性了解不多,大部分医务人员认为吸烟是一种社交需要,可以缓解压力。结论男性医务人员吸烟状况比较严重,尤其是医疗单位人员吸烟对周围人群有很大的负面影响,应加强医疗单位的控烟,创建无烟医院环境,使其在烟草控制工作中起到表率和支持作用。 Objective To explore the prevalence of smoking behavior among medical staffs and the knowledge and attitudes towards smoking. Methods The questionnaire was designed with reference to relevant data and a cluster sampling method was used. In November 2010, 578 medical staffs in a hospital in Hunan Province were investigated. Results The current smoking rate among medical staffs was 19.38%, among which the male smoking rate was 33.64% and the female was 1.56%. There was significant difference in the smoking rate of medical personnel with different sex, age, education level and professional title (P <0.05). In terms of knowledge and attitudes about smoking, medical staff knew that both smoking and passive smoking could easily cause common diseases such as lung diseases. However, there were still 22.49% of the people who did not know much about the dangers of other organs. Most medical personnel think smoking is one Social needs can ease stress. Conclusions Male medical staff have serious smoking status. In particular, the smoking of medical staff has a great negative impact on the surrounding people. Tobacco control should be strengthened and the environment of smoke-free hospital should be strengthened so that it can be exemplary and supportive in tobacco control work effect.