Table 2 The distribution of the study group by occupation, age, sex and smoking status
From: Implementation, barriers and challenges of smoke-free policies in hospitals in Egypt
Item | Physicians | Nurses | Administrative staff | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (N=608) | Mean ( SD) | 29.6 | (7.4) | 27.9 | (8.6) | 34.3 | (10.7) | .000** |
Sex (N=608) | Males | 160 | 61.8% | 30 | 12.2% | 64 | 62.1% | .000* |
Smoking status among males (N=254) | Never | 132 | 82.5% | 18 | 60.0% | 41 | 64.1% | 0.02 * |
Current | 20 | 12.5% | 9 | 30.0% | 18 | 28.1% | ||
Ex smoker | 8 | 5.0% | 3 | 10.0% | 5 | 7.8% | ||