Table 2 Percentage agreement with knowledge and attitude statements between physicians and nurses and between ever and never smokers (n = 105 for physicians; n = 95 for nurses).
| Â | Â | Physicians | Nurses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Question | Ever smoker | Never smoker | Ever smoker | Never smoker |
1 | Smoking is harmful to your health. | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2 | Health professionals serve as role models for their patients and the public. | 89.8 | 92.5 | 83.8 | 93.1 |
3 | Health professionals should set a good example by not smoking. | 96.6 | 100.0 | 92.6 | 96.6 |
4 | Patient's chances of quitting smoking are increased if a health professional advises him or her to quit. | 81.4 | 88.7 | 80.9 | 82.8 |
5 | Health professionals should routinely ask about their patients smoking habits. | 100.0 †| 100.0 †| 86.8 †| 89.7 †|
6 | Heath professionals should routinely advise their smoking patients to quit smoking. | 96.6 †| 96.2 †| 85.3 †| 96.6 †|
7 | Health professionals who smoke are less likely to advise people to stop smoking. | 64.4 * | 84.9 * | 57.4 * | 82.8 * |
8 | Health professionals should get specific training on cessation techniques. | 84.7 | 88.7 | 77.9 | 93.1 |
9 | Health professionals should speak to community groups about smoking. | 89.8 | 94.3 | 88.2 | 89.7 |
10 | Smoking in enclosed public places should be prohibited. | 96.6 †| 100.0 †| 77.9 *†| 100.0 *†|
11 | Health warnings on cigarette packages should be in big print. | 86.4 | 90.6 | 79.4 | 86.2 |
12 | Tobacco sales to children and adolescents should be banned. | 93.2 * | 100.0 * | 94.1 | 96.6 |
13 | Sport sponsorships by tobacco industry should be banned. | 86.4 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 79.3 |
14 | There should be a complete ban on the advertising of tobacco products. | 93.2 †| 90.6 †| 79.4 †| 82.8 †|
15 | Hospitals and health care centres should be "smoke-free". | 96.6 †| 100.0 †| 86.8 *†| 100.0 *†|
16 | The price of tobacco products should be increased sharply. | 78.0 *†| 94.3 *†| 61.8 *†| 93.1 *†|
17 | Neonatal death is associated with passive smoking. | 79.7 | 81.1 | 64.7 | 79.3 |
18 | Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. | 93.2 | 86.8 | 75.0 * | 96.6 * |
19 | Passive smoking increases the risk of lung disease in non-smoking adults. | 100.0 †| 98.1 †| 91.2 †| 96.6 †|
20 | Passive smoking increases the risk of heart disease in non-smoking adults. | 88.1 | 90.6 | 88.2 | 93.1 |
21 | Paternal smoking increases the risk of lower respiratory tract illnesses such as pneumonia in exposed children. | 94.9 | 88.7 | 94.1 | 100.0 |
22 | Health professionals should routinely advise patients who smoke to avoid smoking around children. | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.1 | 100.0 |