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Table 1 Perceived attitudes and behaviour of patients, staff, and visitors towards smokefree hospital entrances reported before and after the social norms marketing campaign

From: The impact of a social norms approach on reducing levels of misperceptions around smokefree hospital entrances amongst patients, staff, and visitors of a NHS hospital: a repeated cross-sectional survey study

 

Before (n = 469)

After (n = 465)

Overall (n = 934)

 

Percentage of [A/B/C] I think do not smoke in entrances

 [A] Patients

Mean (SD)

46 (24)

54 (28)

50 (26)

p < 0.001

Median (IQR)

50 (27, 64)

50 (31, 80)

50 (29, 72)

 [B] Staff

Mean (SD)

68 (26)

74 (26)

71 (27)

p = 0.001

Median (IQR)

75 (50, 92)

83 (54, 98)

78 (50, 96)

 [C] Visitors

Mean (SD)

48 (25)

54 (28)

51 (27)

p < 0.001

Median (IQR)

50 (27, 67)

50 (31, 81)

50 (29, 75)

 

Before (n = 471)

After (n = 467)

Overall (n = 938)

 

Percentage of [A/B/C] I think agree hospital entrances should be smokefree

 [A] Patients

Mean (SD)

61 (21)

69 (24)

65 (23)

p < 0.001

Median (IQR)

61 (50, 77)

73 (50, 90)

68 (50, 83)

 [B] Staff

Mean (SD)

69 (23)

75 (23)

72 (23)

p < 0.001

Median (IQR)

74 (50, 89)

81 (53, 95)

77 (50, 93)

 [C]Visitors

Mean (SD)

62 (22)

68 (24)

65 (23)

p < 0.001

Median (IQR)

64 (50, 79)

73 (50, 89)

69 (50, 84)