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Table 2 Participants’ cognition of smoking

From: Doctors’ smoking control knowledge, attitudes and practices: a cross-sectional study conducted in Shandong Province, China

Variables

Smoking addiction is a cluster of cognitive, behavioral and physiological symptoms

Smoking cessation drugs

Filter tips can decrease the harm from smoking

Low-tar and low-nicotine cigarettes are as harmful to health as common cigarettes

Agree

Do not agree

P

Have heard

Do not know

P

Agree

Do not agree

P

Agree

Do not agree

P

Total number

851, 81.36

195, 18.64

 

526, 50.29

520, 49.71

 

491, 46.94

555, 53.06

 

619, 59.18

427, 40.82

 

Sex

1

519, 81.09

121, 18.91

0.78

315, 49.22

325, 50.78

0.39

280, 43.75

360, 56.25

< 0.01

355, 55.47

285, 44.53

< 0.01

2

332, 81.77

195, 18.64

211, 51.97

195, 48.03

211, 51.97

195, 48.03

264, 65.02

142, 34.98

Age

(years)

≤30

186, 77.50

54, 22.50

< 0.01

98, 40.83

142, 59.17

< 0.01

92, 38.33

148, 61.67

< 0.01

129, 53.75

111, 46.25

< 0.01

≤40

390, 79.43

101, 20.57

238, 48.47

253, 51.53

199, 40.53

292, 59.47

276, 56.21

215, 43.79

≤50

189, 84.00

36, 16.00

126, 56.00

99, 44.00

130, 57.78

95, 42.22

142, 63.11

83, 36.89

> 50

86, 95.56

4, 4.44

64, 71.11

26, 28.89

70, 77.78

20, 22.22

72, 80.00

18, 20.00

Education

1

257, 78.59

70, 21.41

0.12

136, 41.59

191, 58.41

< 0.01

138, 42.20

189, 57.80

0.04

187, 57.19

140, 42.81

0.38

2

594, 82.61

125, 17.39

390, 54.24

329, 45.76

353, 49.10

366, 50.90

432, 60.08

287, 39.92

Professional title

1

58, 64.44

32, 35.56

< 0.01

30, 33.33

60, 66.67

< 0.01

20, 22.22

70, 77.78

< 0.01

35, 38.89

55, 61.11

< 0.01

2

192, 79.01

51, 20.99

103, 42.39

140, 57.61

83, 34.16

160, 65.84

112, 46.09

131, 53.91

3

246, 84.83

44, 15.17

144, 49.66

146, 50.34

132, 45.52

158, 54.48

181, 62.41

109, 37.59

4

213, 81.30

49, 18.70

145, 55.34

117, 44.66

156, 59.54

106, 40.46

177, 67.56

85, 32.44

5

142, 88.20

19, 11.80

104, 64.60

57, 35.40

100, 62.11

61, 37.89

114, 70.81

47, 29.19

Department

1

277, 80.99

65, 19.01

< 0.01

150, 43.86

192, 56.14

< 0.01

102, 29.82

240, 70.18

< 0.01

161, 47.08

181, 52.92

< 0.01

2

186, 71.81

73, 28.19

88, 33.98

171, 66.02

89, 34.36

170, 65.64

121, 46.72

138, 53.28

3

67, 85.90

11, 14.10

39, 50.00

39, 50.00

39, 50.00

39, 50.00

59, 75.64

19, 24.36

4

112, 99.12

1, 0.88

100, 88.50

13, 11.50

107, 94.69

6, 5.31

105, 92.92

8, 7.08

5

209, 82.28

45, 17.72

149, 58.66

105, 41.34

154, 60.63

100, 39.37

173, 68.11

81, 31.89

Smoking status

1

115, 74.68

39, 25.32

0.02

65, 42.21

89, 57.79

0.03

42, 27.27

112, 72.73

< 0.01

67, 43.51

87, 56.49

< 0.01

2

736, 82.51

156, 17.49

461, 51.68

431, 48.32

449, 50.34

443, 49.66

552, 61.88

340, 38.12

  1. Data are presented as frequency and percentage. Statistical analysis method: Pearson’s χ2 test. Sex: 1: male, 2: female; Education: 1: bachelor’s degree or below, 2: graduate degree; Professional title: 1: no professional title, 2: primary professional title, 3: middle professional title, 4: deputy senior professional title, 5: senior professional title; Department: 1: physician, 2: surgeon, 3: obstetrics and gynecology, 4: pediatrics; 5: other departments; Smoking status: 1: current smokers, 2: nonsmokers