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Table 4 Altitudes towards smoking of primary care physicians and nurses

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

Altitudes towards smoking

PCPhs (%)

PCNs (%)

P

Role model of health provider for patients and public

96.2

90.1

<0.001

Setting prototype by not smoking

91.8

89.9

0.332

Routine asking about patients’ smoking habits by PCPs

87.3

80.1

<0.001

Routine advise patients to quit smoking by PCPs

89.2

80.7

<0.001

Getting a specific training on cessation

86.6

78.3

<0.001

Speaking to community groups about smoking

70.1

69.8

0.212

Prohibition of smoking in closed public area

93.5

93.7

0.749

Health warning on cigarette package

89.5

89.3

0.935

Banning sponsorship supported by tobacco industry

88.7

86.5

0.008

Extension of ban on the tobacco product advertising

90.9

90.1

0.737

Sharp increase the price of tobacco product

69.7

70.8

0.504

Advice patients to avoid smoking around their children

97.7

97.5

0.292

Pharmacotherapy is useful for smoking cessation

59.5

46.6

<0.001

Less likely to advise people to stop smoking, if HCPs smoke

55.3

52.5

0.386

Increase in chance of quitting smoking advised by HCPs

86.6

79.8

<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