Table 3 The attitudes (% agreement) toward the smoke-free hospital policy by occupation
From: Smoking behavior, attitudes, and cessation counseling among healthcare professionals in Armenia
Statement | Nurses % (N) | Physicians % (N) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
1. A hospital should be a smoke free environment. | 91.8 (112) | 90.3 (84) | 0.705 |
2. Tobacco smoke is dangerous for nonsmokers’ health. | 91.0 (111) | 91.4 (85) | 0.916 |
3. I would like/am happy to see this hospital become smoke-free. | 87.7 (107) | 86.0 (80) | 0.716 |
4. A smoking ban would be unfair to smokers. | 29.5 (36) | 30.1 (28) | 0.924 |
5. Smoking is dangerous to smokers’ health. | 91.8 (112) | 90.3 (84) | 0.705 |
6. A smoke-free hospital would improve the quality of care the patient receives. | 68.9 (84) | 55.9 (52) | 0.051 |
7. The smoking habits of employees of this hospital influence others. | 35.3 (43) | 45.2 (42) | 0.141 |
8. A smoke-free policy is difficult to enforce. | 62.3 (76) | 64.5 (60) | 0.738 |