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A self-administered questionnaire collected information on socio-demography, tobacco use, quit attempts and readiness to implement tobacco cessation treatments for their patients.\n\nResults:\u00a0The mean age was 41 years. Most were female, 80% (n\u00a0= 355); single, 54.1% (n\u00a0= 240) and black professionals, 91.6% (n\u00a0= 405). About 22% (n\u00a0= 96) were ever-users of tobacco, 12.6% (n\u00a0= 56) current users and 9% (n\u00a0= 40) ex-users. About 56.6% (n\u00a0= 30) of current users had contemplated quitting in the past year. Approximately 68% (n\u00a0= 300) and 82.2% (n\u00a0= 365) of respondents were ready and willing to implement tobacco cessation treatments, respectively. Only 32% (n\u00a0= 143) of respondents had received any training on tobacco use and cessation treatments. There was no significant association between tobacco use and readiness to implement cessation treatments (p\u00a0= 0.50).\n\nConclusion:\u00a0Tobacco use is prevalent among HCPs and does not influence the implementation of cessation treatments in South African primary health care. Although most reported readiness and willingness to quit tobacco use, more training is required in both formal education and continued professional development.\n\nContribution:\u00a0This study demonstrates the alarming rate of tobacco product use among primary health care professionals in South Africa. 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