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Although physicians have high levels of health literacy with awareness of the consequences of smoking and their essential role in smoking cessation of patients, some physicians continue to smoke. Rates of smoking among Arab male physicians are high. This study aimed to gain insights into Arab male physician\u2019s perceptions of their own smoking behaviors and their professional role in health promotion.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Using purposive sampling, we recruited 25 Arab male physicians working in hospital and community clinic settings who currently smoke. Semi-structured, hour-long, interviews were held during January\u2014June 2022. We then performed a thematic analysis of the interview data.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The analysis revealed three categories, two sub-categories, and 15 emerging themes. The category \u2018Antecedents: prior to becoming a physician\u2019 revealed the themes: smoking experience during adolescence; social and ethnic culture; stress during medical studies; and on &amp; off periods of quitting smoking. The category \u2018Physicians\u2019 perception of smoking\u2019 was sorted into two sub-categories: (1) Personal aspects, including the themes \u2018relaxation from stress\u2019, \u2018self-compensation\u2019, \u2018addiction\u2019, and \u2018enjoyable experience\u2019, and (2) Professional aspects, including the themes \u2018lack of knowledge about cessation\u2019, \u2018inadequate workplace support\u2019, \u2018motivation to consult patients\u2019, and \u2018awareness of their role as primary care physicians\u2019. The category\u2019Impacts\u2019 revealed the themes \u2018personal health and well-being\u2019, \u2018professional competence\u2019, and \u2018professional image in public\u2019.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study provides an in-depth understanding of the personal, socio-cultural, and professional aspects of the phenomenon of Arab male smoking physicians from their perspective. Based on this information, we recommend developing programs that support and empower all physicians to cope better with their personal and professional stress as well as instituting programs that will provide all physicians with specific knowledge and skills related to smoking cessation. These programs should improve the ability of physicians to serve as positive role models for their patients for preventing and ceasing smoking, thus enhancing the image of the medical profession and, most importantly, improving the health of the public.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13584-024-00602-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,2]],"date-time":"2024-04-02T09:02:55Z","timestamp":1712048575000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Arab male physicians\u2019 perceptions about their own smoking behaviors: a qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1028-1729","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samira","family":"Obeid","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nasra","family":"Idilbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abed","family":"Agbarya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hanna","family":"Admi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"602_CR1","unstructured":"World Health Organization. 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