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Table 3 Second-hand smoke and smoke-free policy beliefs by smoking behaviour

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

 

Totally agree

 

Partially agree

 

Disagree

      

SFP beliefs

NS

Smokers

NS

Smokers

NS

Smokers

p-value

  

OR; 95% CI

Total; miss

Comprehensive SFP:

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

    

N;n (%)

Helps smokers reduce consumption

250 (52.2)

65 (51.6)

196 (40.9)

50 (39.7)

16 (3.3)

8 (6.3)

0.318

   

585; 20 (3.3)

Helps smokers quit

173 (36.1)

42 (33.3)

221 (46.1)

57 (45.2)

71 (14.8)

22 (17.5)

0.712

   

586; 19 (3.1)

Reduces TR disease/mortality

255 (53.2)

65 (51.6)

189 (39.5)

44 (34.9)

26 (5.4)

13 (10.3)

0.116

   

592,13 (2.1)

I am aware of SFP law

151 (31.5)

66 (52.4)

290 (60.5)

54 (42.9)

3 (2.4)

6.3 (5.5)

<0.001

   

594; 11 (1.8)

Current SFP is being complied with

80 (16.7)

32 (25.4)

302 (63.0)

64 (50.8)

84 (17.5)

27 (21.4)

0.025

  

0.59; 0.37-0.94*

589; 16 (2.6)

 

Strongly agree

 

Agree

 

Disagree

  

Strongly dis

   

SHS beliefs

Non-smokers

Smokers

Non-smokers

Smokers

Non-smokers

Smokers

 

Non-smokers

Smokers

OR; 95% CI; p-value

Total;miss

SHS:

n (%)

n(%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

N;n (%)

Endangers health

436 (91.0)

101(80.2)

38 (7.9)

24 (19.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2.73; 1.57-4.75*

599; 6 (1.0)

p < 0.001

Is the major indoor pollutant

257 (53.7)

53 (42.1)

209 (43.6)

61 (48.4)

10 (2.1)

7 (5.6)

 

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

1.53; 1.022.28*

598; 7 (1.2)

p = 0.037

Ventilation is effective for eliminating SHS

21 (4.4)

10(7.9)

123 (25.7)

50 (39.7)

256 (53.4)

55 (43.7)

 

69 (14.4)

9 (7.1)

0.47; 0.32-0.71*

593; 12 (2.0)

          

p < 0.001

 
  1. CI: Confidence intervals; NS: non-smokers; OR: crude odds ratio; SHS: second-hand smoke; SFP: smoke-free policy. TR: tobacco-related. *Reference: smokers.