Table 5.
Attitudes Toward and Training in Patient Smoking Cessation Counseling, by Region and Country, Medical Global Health Professions Student Survey, 2005-2008
| Thought health professionals have a role in giving advice or information about smoking cessation to patients | Thought health professionals should get specific training on cessation techniques | Had ever received any formal training in smoking cessation approaches to use with patients in their medical school training | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country (Site) |
Year | Total % (95% CI) |
Total % (95% CI) |
Total % (95% CI) |
| AFRICAN REGION (AFR) | ||||
| Algeria | 2007 | 85.6 (84.6 - 86.7) |
89.7 (88.7 - 90.5) |
36.1 (34.7 - 37.5) |
| Kenya | 2008 | 98.2 (96.8 - 99.0) |
96.9 (95.2 - 98.0) |
26.0 (22.7 - 29.6) |
| Niger | 2008 | 100.0 | 97.2 (96.6 - 97.8) |
46.4 (44.7 - 48.1) |
| Uganda | 2005 | 98.8 (97.7 - 99.3) |
97.3 (95.9 - 98.2) |
15.9 (13.5 - 18.6) |
| EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION (EMR) | ||||
| Egypt | 2005 | 91.1 (89.6 - 92.4) |
92.5 (90.4 - 94.2) |
20.9 (18.4 - 23.6) |
| Gaza Strip/West Bank | 2007 | 88.4 (85.7 - 90.6) |
95.1 (93.3 - 96.5) |
25.6 (22.5 - 28.9) |
| Iran | 2007 | 91.7 (90.1 - 93.1) |
94.8 (93.5 - 95.8) |
10.0 (8.4 - 11.8) |
| Iraq | 2005 | 63.8 (61.0 - 66.5) |
77.9 (75.4 - 80.2) |
31.3 (28.7 - 34.0) |
| Lebanon | 2006 | 88.9 (86.7 - 90.8) |
94.0 (92.1 - 95.4) |
29.7 (26.7 - 33.0) |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2006 | 77.4 (76.0 - 78.8) |
87.1 (85.9 - 88.1) |
24.9 (23.4 - 26.3) |
| Saudi Arabia | 2006 | 97.8 (96.3 - 98.7) |
89.1 (86.4 - 91.4) |
6.4 (4.6 - 8.7) |
| Sudan | 2007 | 97.9 (96.8 - 98.6) |
97.5 (96.4 - 98.3) |
31.6 (28.9 - 34.5) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2006 | 95.7 (95.3 - 96.0) |
96.8 (96.5 - 97.1) |
29.4 (28.5 - 30.2) |
| Tunisia | 2007 | 96.5 (95.5 - 97.3) |
94.0 (92.8 - 95.1) |
23.0 (20.9 - 25.1) |
| EUROPEAN REGION (EUR) | ||||
| Albania | 2005 | 95.0 (93.8 - 95.9) |
97.1 (96.2 - 97.8) |
10.3 (9.0 - 11.9) |
| Armenia | 2006 | 80.8 (75.8 - 85.0) |
84.4 (79.7 - 88.2) |
34.1 (28.9 - 39.8) |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2006 | 86.0 (85.1 - 86.8) |
86.4 (85.5 - 87.1) |
11.2 (10.5 - 12.0) |
| Croatia | 2005 | 97.7 (96.8 - 98.4) |
71.7 (69.3 - 73.9) |
14.5 (12.8 - 16.4) |
| Czech Republic | 2006 | 82.0 (79.8 - 84.0) |
60.8 (58.1 - 63.5) |
1.4 (0.9 - 2.2) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2008 | 85.7 (83.6 - 87.6) |
92.0 (90.3 - 93.4) |
22.3 (20.1 - 24.8) |
| Lithuania | 2006 | 87.6 (84.3 - 90.2) |
96.1 (94.1 - 97.4) |
25.2 (21.6 - 29.2) |
| Russian Federation | 2006 | NA | 77.1 (76.2 - 78.1) |
20.6 (19.7 - 21.6) |
| Serbia | 2006 | 89.9 (88.9 - 90.8) |
81.5 (80.2 - 82.7) |
21.3 (20.0 - 22.6) |
| Slovakia | 2006 | 59.7 (58.0 - 61.3) |
71.4 (69.9 - 72.8) |
3.0 (2.5 - 3.6) |
| Slovenia | 2007 | 100.0 | 77.5 (73.3 - 81.2) |
5.6 (3.8 - 8.2) |
| REGION OF THE AMERICAS (AMR) | ||||
| Argentina | 2005 | 98.8 (98.3 - 99.1) |
91.3 (90.1 - 92.3) |
5.2 (4.4 - 6.1) |
| Bolivia | 2006 | 87.6 (84.4 - 90.2) |
95.5 (93.4 - 97.0) |
20.4 (14.3 - 28.3) |
| Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | 2006 | 81.9 (80.5 - 83.1) |
94.3 (93.5 - 95.1) |
21.2 (19.9 - 22.7) |
| Chile | 2008 | 97.5 (97.0 - 97.9) |
93.4 (92.7 - 94.0) |
23.4 (22.1 - 24.6) |
| Costa Rica | 2006 | 97.1 | 94.9 | 11.2 |
| Cuba (Havana) | 2008 | 100.0 | 98.7 (98.2 - 99.1) |
28.9 (27.1 - 30.8) |
| Guatemala | 2008 | 100.0 | 96.3 (94.9 - 97.4) |
23.6 (20.8 - 26.5) |
| Jamaica | 2008 | 99.1 (97.0 - 99.7) |
94.3 (91.0 - 96.5) |
8.5 (5.8 - 12.3) |
| Mexico | 2006 | 85.8 (83.0 - 88.3) |
94.7 (93.0 - 96.0) |
20.4 (14.5 - 27.8) |
| Panama | 2008 | 100.0 | 94.6 (93.3 - 95.7) |
26.1 (23.8 - 28.4) |
| Paraguay | 2008 | 96.0 (95.3 - 96.6) |
98.8 (98.4 - 99.1) |
30.8 (29.2 - 32.4) |
| Peru | 2006 | 95.9 (93.1 - 97.5) |
97.5 (94.2 - 98.9) |
30.0 (21.9 - 39.4) |
| Uruguay | 2008 | 93.0 (92.4 - 93.6) |
89.5 (88.8 - 90.2) |
10.9 (10.2 - 11.6) |
| SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION (SEAR) | ||||
| Bangladesh | 2006 | 71.1 (45.2 - 88.0) |
87.8 (81.2 - 92.3) |
24.7 (12.2 - 43.6) |
| India | 2005 | 96.9 (95.1 - 98.0) |
91.0 (89.3 - 92.5) |
22.3 (18.3 - 26.9) |
| Indonesia | 2006 | 98.1 (97.1 - 98.7) |
95.8 (92.9 - 97.5) |
22.2 (5.3 - 59.2) |
| Myanmar | 2006 | 94.8 (94.3 - 95.2) |
96.4 (96.0 - 96.8) |
43.7 (42.7 - 44.7) |
| Nepal | 2005 | 97.0 (93.8 - 98.5) |
93.0 (85.1 - 96.8) |
21.9 (12.8 - 34.9) |
| Sri Lanka | 2006 | 93.9 (92.9 - 94.8) |
90.6 (89.4 - 91.7) |
16.2 (14.8 - 17.7) |
| Thailand | 2006 | 95.7 (94.5 - 96.6) |
93.1 (91.7 - 94.3) |
24.0 (21.8 - 26.3) |
| WESTERN PACIFIC REGION (WPR) | ||||
| Cambodia | 2005 | 99.1 (97.1 - 99.7) |
99.1 (97.1 - 99.7) |
14.4 (10.9 - 18.8) |
| South Korea | 2006 | 93.3 (89.0 - 96.0) |
76.6 (72.6 - 80.2) |
18.9 (14.6 - 24.2) |
| Viet Nam | 2007 | NA | 92.0 (91.5 - 92.5) |
27.2 (26.4 - 28.0) |
NA Data not available