Variables | Agree/strongly agree | Disagree/strongly disagree | χ 2 | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Total | 304 (60) | 200 (40) | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 98 (54) | 84 (46) | 4.984 | 0.026 |
Female | 206 (64) | 116 (36) | ||
Ages | Â | Â | Â | Â |
20-30 | 126 (59) | 89 (41) | 1.977 | 0.577 |
31-40 | 93 (58) | 66 (42) | ||
41-50 | 59 (66) | 30 (34) | ||
Above 50 | 26 (63) | 15 (37) | ||
Physician type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Resident Physician | 121 (54) | 102 (46) | 6.825 | 0.078 |
Attending Physician | 95 (63) | 56 (37) | ||
Associate Chief Physician | 60 (68) | 28 (32) | ||
Chief Physician | 28 (67) | 14 (33) | ||
Number of years studied at medical school | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1-5 Years | 232 (60) | 156 (40) | 0.193 | 0.660 |
More than 5Â years | 72 (62) | 44 (38) | ||
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Current smoker | 51 (62) | 31 (38) | 0.108 | 0.743 |
Nonsmoker | 241 (60) | 159 (40) | ||
Use other forms of tobacco | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 289 (60) | 191 (40) | 0.031 | 0.861 |
Yes | 15 (63) | 9 (37) | ||
Heard about e-cigarettes | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 105 (59) | 73 (41) | 0.203 | 0.625 |
Yes | 199 (61) | 127 (39) | ||
Exposed to SHS regularly | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 158 (64) | 89 (36) | 1.076 | 0.299 |
Yes | 125 (59) | 86 (41) | ||
Received cigarettes as gift or gave cigarettes as gifts to others | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 251 (59) | 172 (41) | 1.055 | 0.304 |
Yes | 53 (65) | 28 (35) | ||
Hospital have any policy to advise smokers to quit | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 121 (55) | 98 (45) | 4.153 | 0.042 |
Yes | 183 (64) | 102 (36) | ||
Received formal training in smoking cessation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 231 (58) | 168 (42) | 5.416 | 0.020 |
Yes | 68 (71) | 28 (29) | ||
Have read China smoking cessation guidelines | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 201 (62) | 121 (38) | 6.833 | 0.033 |
Yes | 51 (66) | 26 (34) | ||
Never heard about it | 52 (49) | 53 (51) | ||
Have read international (i.e. US, UK) smoking cessation guidelines | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 218 (61) | 141 (39) | 1.169 | 0.557 |
Yes | 24 (67) | 12 (33) | ||
Never heard about it | 62 (57) | 47 (43) | ||
Other international Guidelines are useful | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 0.361 | 0.835 |
Yes | 21 (68) | 10 (32) | ||
Not sure | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | ||
Believe about the professional responsibility to discuss smoking cessation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pediatricians | 159 (69) | 70 (31) | 34.927 | 0.000 |
Nurses | 107 (67) | 53 (33) | ||
The parent’s primary care doctor | 250 (66) | 129 (34) | ||
Others: | 63 (42) | 87 (58) | ||
Level of confidence discussing smoking cessation or SHS exposure reduction with patients’ parents |  |  |  |  |
Not at all confident | 21 (32) | 45 (68) | 25.771 | 0.000 |
Very/Somewhat confident | 283 (65) | 155 (35) | ||
Believe pediatricians can help patients’ parents to stop smoking |  |  |  |  |
Agree/strongly agree | 216 (77) | 65 (23) | 72.683 | 0.000 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 88 (40) | 135 (60) | ||
I am not familiar with the guidelines for stop smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 181 (59) | 128 (41) | 1.012 | 0.314 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 123 (63) | 72 (37) | ||
Smoking cessation counseling for my patients’ parents is not an efficient use of my time |  |  |  |  |
Agree/strongly agree | 146 (57) | 110 (43) | 2.347 | 0.126 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 158 (64) | 90 (36) | ||
I am unaware of the best strategies for helping my patients’ parents to stop smoking |  |  |  |  |
Agree/strongly agree | 194 (62) | 119 (38) | 0.955 | 0.329 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 110 (58) | 81 (42) | ||
Advise patients who smoke to avoid smoking around children | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 298 (64) | 171 (36) | 29.291 | 0.000 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 6 (17) | 29 (83) | ||
Health professionals should routinely ask about their patients smoking habits | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 275 (65) | 150 (35) | 21.816 | 0.000 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 29 (37) | 50 (63) | ||
Heath professionals should routinely advise their smoking patients to quit smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 275 (69) | 123 (31) | 60.920 | 0.000 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 29 (27) | 77 (73) | ||
My current knowledge is sufficient for helping patients to stop smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 70 (81) | 17 (19) | 17.823 | 0.000 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 234 (56) | 183 (44) | ||
I can assess a smoker’s different stages of readiness to quit |  |  |  |  |
Agree/strongly agree | 61 (75) | 21 (25) | 8.103 | 0.004 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 243 (58) | 179 (42) |