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Table 3 Knowledge level about smoking effects of primary care physicians and nurses

From: Comparison of smoking habits, knowledge, attitudes and tobacco control interventions between primary care physicians and nurses

Health effects of smoking

PCPhs (%)

PCNs (%)

P

Neonatal effect of passive smoking

90.4

86.1

<0.001

Harmful health effects of smoking

98.9

98.3

0.098

Cardiac effect of passive smoking

97.1

95.6

0.043

Effect of paternal smoking on exposed children

98.7

96.9

0.002

Effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on offspring

94.6

88.9

<0.001

  1. P represented statistical value of variables between primary care providers. For statistical analysis, Fisher’s exact test was used to compare categorical variables, P < 0.05 vas accepted as statistical significant