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Table 3 Description of current smokers according to sex among 240 physicians in Yerevan, Armenia, 2004

From: Patterns of smoking behavior among physicians in Yerevan, Armenia

Variables

Men

Women

 

No.

%

No.

%

Age started smoking (yrs.)*

    

   < 20

25

47.2

3

14.3

   20–24

19

35.8

4

19.1

   25–29

4

7.6

7

33.3

   30+

5

9.4

7

33.3

Have you ever quit for at least a week?

    

   Yes

37

68.5

15

71.4

   No

17

31.5

6

28.6

Have you ever smoked in front of patients?*

    

   Yes

30

52.7

3

13.0

   No

26

47.3

20

87.0

Do you regularly smoke in front of patients?

    

   Yes

1

1.9

1

4.4

   No

52

98.1

22

95.6

How ready are you to quit?

    

   Not ready within the next 6 months

15

42.9

3

21.4

   Considering quitting within the next 6 months

12

34.3

5

35.7

   Ready to quit now

8

22.9

6

42.9

  1. *χ2 p-value < 0.05.