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* |
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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% |