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

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Table 2 Prevention and cessation activities participation and associated factors (N = 602)*

Prevention/TC	Yesn; %	95% CI	Non; %	95% CI	Total	Ass factors	OR; 95% CI	p value	aOR;95% CI	p value	MLR model
GPs	200; 56.7	51.5-61.9	153; 43.3	38.1-48.5	353	GT	6.0; 4.2-8.7	<0.001	5.0; 3.4-7.5	<0.001	72.4%; p < 0.001
Hs	45; 23.2	17.3-29.1	149; 76.8	70.9-82.7	194	GP	4.3; 2.9-6.4	<0.001	2.8; 1.8-4.3	<0.001
SRGs	19; 34.5	21.9-47.1	36; 65.5	52.9-78.1	55	RM	1.7; 1.2-2.4	0.001	1.6; 1.1-2.4	0.014
Total	264; 43.9	39.9-47.9	388; 56.1	52.1-60.1	602
Cessation	Yes n; %	95% CI	No n; %	95%CI	Total	Ass factors	OR; 95% CI	p value	aOR;95% CI	p value	MLR model
GPs	150; 42.5	37.3-47.7	203; 57.5	52.3-62.7	353	GT	4.3; 3.0-6.2	<0.001	4.1; 2.7-6.2	<0.001	73.1%; p < 0.001
Hs	27; 13.9	9.0-18.8	167; 86.1	81.7-91.3	194	GP	4.6; 2.9-7.3	<0.001	3.8; 2.3-6.3	<0.001
SRG	19; 34.5	21.9-47.1	36; 65.5	52.9-78.1	55	≤45 yrs	1.3; 0.9-1.8	0.180	2.2; 1.4-3.4	<0.001
Total	196; 32.6	28.9-36.3	406; 67.4	63.7-71.1	602	RM	1.9; 1.3-2.6	<0.001	1.8; 1.2-2.6	0.007

Ass: associated; CI: confidence interval; GPs: General practitioners; GT/UGT: graduate/undergraduate TC training; Hs: Hospitalists; yrs: years; MLR: multiple logistic regression; OR: odds ratio; RM: attitudes to being role model as a non-smoker; SRG: medical students/recent graduates; TC: tobacco control; aOR: OR adjusted for gender, age (<45 ys/≥45 ys), specialty (GP/Hs), smoking behaviour (smoker/non-smoker), receipt of GT/UG (yes/no) and RM (most positive/others). *3 (0.5%) missing.

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