Table 4 Health beliefs of TB patients regarding the harmful effects of smoking
n/N (%) | Current smoker | Non-smoker | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking causes serious illness | ||||
No | 106/1875 (5.7) | 30/406 (7.4) | 76/1467 (5.2) | 0.991 |
Don’t know | 94/1875 (5.0) | 28/406 (6.9) | 66/1467 (4.5) | |
Yes | 1675/1875 (89.3) | 348/406 (85.7) | 1325/1467 (90.3) | |
Smoking causes stroke | ||||
No | 300/1886 (15.9) | 51/406 (12.6) | 249/1478 (16.9) | 0.281 |
Don’t know | 866/1886 (45.9) | 175/406 (43.1) | 690/1478 (46.7) | |
Yes | 720/1886 (38.2) | 180/406 (44.3) | 539/1478 (36.5) | |
Smoking causes heart attack | ||||
No | 280/1889 (14.8) | 53/408 (13.0) | 227/1479 (15.4) | 0.679 |
Don’t know | 692/1889 (36.6) | 143/408 (35.1) | 548/1479 (37.1) | |
Yes | 917/1889 (48.5) | 212/408 (52.0) | 704/1479 (47.6) | |
Smoking causes lung cancer | ||||
No | 42/1889 (2.2) | 6/408 (1.5) | 36/1479 (2.4) | 0.798 |
Don’t know | 138/1889 (7.3) | 41/408 (10.1) | 97/1479 (6.6) | |
Yes | 1709/1889 (90.5) | 361/408 (88.5) | 1346/1479 (91.0) | |
Health belief score** | 7 (7–9) | 8 (7–9) | 7 (7–9) | 0.036 & |