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Table 1 Tobacco control training attendance; awareness of training needs and associated factors

From: Are physicians aware of their role in tobacco control? A conference-based survey in Portugal

Training

Yes n(%)

95% CI

No n(%)

95% CI

Miss n(%)

Total(n)

p value

Crude OR

95% CI

p value

UGT <45 ys

155(42.0)

37.0-47.0

212(57.5)

54.5-64.5

2(0.5)

369

 

UGT

  

UGT ≥45 ys

18(7.6)

4.2-11.0

217(91.9)

88.4-95.4

1(0.4)

236

 

8.8

5.2-14.8

<0.001

UGT Overall

173(28.6)

25.0-32.0

429(70.9)

67.3-74.5

3(0.5)

605

<0.001

Refer: ≥45 ys

  

GT-GPs

188(53.3)

48.1-58.5

164(46.5)

41.3-51.7

1(0.3)

353

 

GT

  

GT-Hs

42(21.4)

15.7-27.1

152(77.6)

71.8-83.4

2(1.0)

196

 

4.2

2.8-6.2

<0.001

GT-overall

230(41.9)

37.8-46.0

316(57.6)

53.5-61.7

3(0.5)

549

<0.001

Refer: Hs

  

Training Awareness

Yes n(%)

95% CI

No n(%)

95% CI

Miss n(%)

Total(n)

Ass factors

aOR

95% CI

P value

GPs

239(67.7)

62.8-72.6

112(31.7)

26.9-36.6

2(0.6)

353

GP

4.2

2.7-6.6

<0.001

Hs

87(44.4)

37.4-51.4

101(51.5)

44.5-58.5

8(4.1)

196

Non-smoker

2.7

1.7-4.3

<0.001

SRGs

39(69.6)

57.6-81.7

17(30.4)

18.4-42.5

0(0)

56

<45 ys

2.3

1.5-3.4

<0.001

Overall

365(60.3)

56.4-64.2

230(38.0)

34.1-41.9

10(1.7)

605

GT

2.0

1.3-3.0

0.001

       

Female

1.5

1.0-2.2

0.035

  1. Ass: associate; CI: confidence interval; GPs: General practitioners; GT/UGT: graduate/undergraduate training; Hs: Hospitalists; miss: missing values; OR: odds ratio; SRG: medical students/recent graduates; ys: years; aOR: OR adjusted for gender, age (<45/≥45 years), specialty (GP/Hs), smoking behaviour (smoker/non-smoker), GT/UGT (yes/no) and RM attitudes (most positive/others).