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Table 3 Knowledge about key tobacco control policies by occupation and smoking status

From: Implementation, barriers and challenges of smoke-free policies in hospitals in Egypt

Item

Correct answer

Physicians N%

Nurses N%

Employees N%

Total N%

P-value*

Never smoker N%

Current smoker N%

Ex-smoker N%

Total N%

P-value*

Exposure to tobacco smoke in the workplace is not a significant cause of tobacco-related diseases (N= 625 )

False

246

227

98

571

.689

514

40

17

571

.000

  

92.5%

90.4%

90.7%

91.4%

 

92.4%

76.9%

100 %

91.4%

 

Designated smoking areas in the same room are effective in protecting non-smokers and workers from the hazards of tobacco smoke (N=624 )

False

188

199

82

469

.072

419

36

14

469

.590

  

70.7%

79.3%

76.6%

75.2%

 

75.4%

70.6%

82.4%

75.2%

 

Separate rooms with separate ventilation offer almost the same amount of protection as smoking bans and are a good alternative to bans (N= 626 )

False

152

161

73

386

.082

352

26

8

386

.079

  

56.9%

63.9%

68.2%

61.7%

 

63.2%

50.0%

47.1%

61.7%

 

Tobacco product advertising has no effect on consumption (N=621)

False

183

149

65

397

.084

360

26

11

397

.187

  

68.8%

59.6%

61.9%

63.9%

 

65.0%

52.0%

64.7%

63.9%

 

Because of all the publicity about how harmful tobacco use is, anyone who starts using tobacco these days is fully aware of the risks (N= 623 )

False

39

36

19

94

.696

80

12

2

94

.204

  

14.7%

14.4%

17.8%

15.1%

 

14.4%

23.5%

11.8%

15.1%

 

Warnings/messages on tobacco product packages, while attention getting, are not effective in motivating users to quit (N=621)

False

18

31

16

65

.028

57

7

1

65

.614

  

6.8%

12.4%

15.0%

10.5%

 

10.3%

13.7%

5.9%

10.5%

 

Tax increases will result in smuggling and nothing can be done about it (N=623)

False

128

135

44

307

.092

275

26

6

307

.504

  

48.5%

53.6%

41.1%

49.3%

 

49.6%

50.0%

35.3%

49.3%

 

Youth access provisions tend to be difficult to enforce (N=617)

False

114

92

38

244

.276

216

24

4

244

.219

  

43.2%

37.1%

36.2%

39.5%

 

39.3%

47.1%

23.5%

39.5%

 

The most cost effective control option in all regions is taxation on tobacco products (N=626)

True

146

110

60

316

.019

281

24

11

316

.445

  

54.7%

43.7%

56.1%

50.5%

 

50.4%

47.1%

64.7%

50.5%

 
  1. *Chi-Square test.