Table 2 Knowledge of health effects and composition of cigarette smoke
Characteristic | Frequency (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Age < 20(%) | Age > 20(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of diseases caused by smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Causes heart disease | 6055 (96.76) | 2187(36.12) | 3868(63.38) | 882(14.57) | 5173(85.43) |
Causes stroke | 4470 (71.43) | 1608(35.97) | 2862(64.03) | 613(13.71) | 3857(86.29) |
Causes erectile dysfunction | 2796 (44.68) | 1017(36.37) | 1779(63.62) | 365(13.05) | 2431(86.95) |
Causes lung cancer | 5154 (82.36) | 1887(36.61) | 3267(63.38) | 719(13.95) | 4435(86.04) |
Causes Mouth and throat cancer | 4525 (72.31) | 1646(36.38) | 2879(63.62) | 638(14.10) | 3887(85.90) |
Knowledge of chemical composition of cigarette smoke | Â | ||||
Cyanide | 56 (0.89) | 30(53.57) | 26(46.42) | 7(12.50) | 49(87.50) |
Mercury | 61 (0.97) | 37(65.1) | 24(34.9) | 15(23.64) | 46(76.4) |
Arsenic | 78 (1.25) | 41(57.3) | 37(42.7) | 7(8.8) | 71(91.2) |
Carbon monoxide | 248 (3.96) | 154(66.5) | 94(33.5) | 148(59.1) | 100(40.9) |
Don't know | 5815 (92.92) | 2032(39.4) | 3783(60.6) | 835(14.36) | 4980(85.64) |
Tolerance to smoke by friend | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not tolerate | 5792(93.57) | 1976(88.65) | 3816(96.93) | 855(95.96) | 4937(93.59) |
Would tolerate | 372(6.4) | 252(11.31) | 120(3.05) | 36(4.04) | 336(6.37) |