Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression analysis on factors associated with the belief that physician counseling is effective for smoking cessation
Variables | Agree/strongly agree | Disagree/strongly disagree | Odds ratio | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | (95% confidence interval) | ||
Believe about the professional responsibility to discuss smoking cessation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pediatricians | 159 (69) | 70 (31) | 1.855 | 0.042 |
Nurses | 107 (67) | 53 (33) | (1.024–3.362) | |
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) | 3.800 | 0.005 |
Very/Somewhat confident | 283 (65) | 155 (35) | (1.510–9.566) | |
Health professionals should routinely ask about their patients smoking habits | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 275 (65) | 150 (35) | 3.395 | 0.002 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 29 (37) | 50 (63) | (1.591–7.244) | |
Heath professionals should routinely advise their smoking patients to quit smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 275 (69) | 123 (31) | 4.129 | 0.000 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 29 (27) | 77 (73) | (2.100–8.120) | |
My current knowledge is sufficient for helping patients to stop smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree/strongly agree | 70 (81) | 17 (19) | 6.015 | 0.000 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 234 (56) | 183 (44) | (2.366–15.293) | |
I can assess a smoker’s different stages of readiness to quit |  |  |  |  |
Agree/strongly agree | 61 (75) | 21 (25) | 3.613 | 0.003 |
Disagree/strongly disagree | 243 (58) | 179 (42) | (1.540-8.475) |