Table 4 Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practice of smoking cessation among workers and volunteers at 6-month after training (n = 22)
Baseline | 6-month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P value | |
Knowledge | |||
General knowledge on health and tobacco use (range: 0–7) | 4.5 ± 1.0 | 5.2 ± 0.7 | 0.02 |
Specific knowledge on smoking-related diseases (range: 0–10) | 7.6 ± 2 | 7.7 ± 1.6 | 0.8 |
Attitudes a | |||
Banning all tobacco advertisement | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 0.14 |
Recognition of own & professional role in smoking cessation counseling | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 0.17 |
Bad image of woman smokers | 2.97 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 0.001 |
Practice in smoking cessation counseling | n (%) | n (%) | |
Had practiced | 15 (62.5) | 12 (55.0) | - |
Among those who had practiced b | |||
Ask | 0.83 (1.0) | 0.92 (0.9) | |
Advise | 1.38 (1.1) | 1.38 (0.8) | |
Assess | 0.92 (1.0) | 0.92 (0.9) | |
Assist | 1.00 (1.1) | 1.15 (0.9) | |
Arrange | 0.42 (0.9) | 0.17 (0.4) | |