Table 1 Greek nursing students' attitudes towards tobacco control and smoking cessation by their smoking status
| Â | Total | Smokers | Non smokers | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | Â |
Is there any policy that forbids smoking indoors on campus? (yes) | 59.0 (111) | 70.5 (43) | 53.5 (68) | 0.027 |
Is the above policy enforced? (yes) | 25.5 (48) | 37.7 (23) | 19.7 (25) | 0.025 |
Should tobacco sales to adolescents be forbidden? (yes) | 87.4 (166) | 85.7 (54) | 88.1 (111) | 0.643 |
Should tobacco advertisements totally forbidden? (yes) | 81.0 (153) | 74.6 (47) | 84.0 (105) | 0.122 |
Should tobacco smoking in restaurants be forbidden? (yes) | 82.5 (156) | 61.3 (38) | 93.7 (118) | <0.001 |
Should tobacco smoking in bars and cafes be forbidden? (yes) | 65.6 (124) | 33.9 (21) | 81.8 (103) | <0.001 |
Should tobacco smoking in all enclosed public places be forbidden? (yes) | 79.1 (148) | 50.8 (31) | 92.8 (116) | <0.001 |
Should health professionals receive formal training on smoking cessation? (yes) | 95.3 (182) | 93.6 (59) | 96.1 (122) | 0.461 |
Should health professionals act as role models for both patients and the public? (yes) | 91.6 (175) | 93.7 (59) | 90.6 (115) | 0.469 |
Should health professionals' advise their patients to quit smoking? (yes) | 97.4 (184) | 98.4 (60) | 96.9 (123) | 0.547 |
Do health professionals play a role in smoking cessation? (yes) | 96.9 (185) | 96.8 (61) | 96.9 (123) | 0.993 |