Table 5. Smoking behavior in different public places (indoor, n = 635).
| Variables | Smoking | p-value a | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | ||
| Designated smoking area indoors (n = 410) | |||
| No | 318 (84.6) | 58 (15.4) | 0.095 |
| Yes | 25 (73.5) | 9 (26.5) | |
| Signage display | |||
| No | 427 (86.4) | 67 (13.6) | 0.038 |
| Yes | 131 (92.9) | 10 (7.1) | |
| Presence of cigarette buts, bidi ends, or ashes | |||
| No | 404 (99.0) | 4 (1.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 154 (67.8) | 73 (32.2) | |
| Presence of smoking aids (ashtrays, ashbins, matchboxes) | |||
| No | 524 (93.4) | 37 (6.6) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 34 (45.9) | 40 (54.1) | |
| Availability of POS within the venue/location (n = 278) | |||
| No | 206 (94.9) | 11 (5.1) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 39 (63.9) | 22 (36.1) | |
| Availability of POS within 100 meters of the venue/location | |||
| No | 31 (96.9) | 1 (3.1) | 0.161 |
| Yes | 527 (87.4) | 76 (12.6) | |
| Type of location | |||
| Accommodation facilities | 55 (94.8) | 3 (5.2) | <0.001 |
| Eateries | 165 (93.8) | 11 (6.3) | |
| Offices and workplaces | 146 (99.3) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Healthcare facilities | 88 (97.8) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Most frequently visited places | 93 (62.0) | 57 (38.0) | |
| Transit points | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | |
Note:
a p-value from the chi-square test; if a cell value is less than five, then from the Fisher’s Exact test.