RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BENEFITS AND CONSTRAINTS PERCIEVED WITH THE HABIT OF SMOKING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN LATAMBAGA SUB-DISTRICT KOLAKA DISTRICT

Background:From the results of a preliminary study conducted at the Kolakaasi Puskesmas and Latambaga Puskesmas, through direct interviews and direct observation that out of 10 (ten) health workers who were observed, 7 (seven) were active smokers and 3 (three) were non-smokers. Therefore, through this research, the researcher wants to conduct in-depth research related to the smoking habits of health workers in which a health worker should be able to provide a good example for the community. Methods:This research is an analytical survey using a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were 106 all health workers in Latambaga District, with a sample size of 84 respondents using the sampling techniqueSimple random sampling. Result:Based onanalysis of the chi square test for the benefit variable having a significance level of 95% was obtained p-value = 0.000