Table 3.
Differences in beliefs towards smoking among Surinamese women in the Netherlands and Suriname
| Suriname | Netherlands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % agreed | n | % agreed | |
| Affective attitude | ||||
| If you smoke do you feel comfortable? | 37 | (43.5) | 125 | (63.8)* |
| If you smoke do you feel normal? | 55 | (64.7) | 136 | (69.4) |
| If you smoke are you ashamed of yourself? | 25 | (29.4) | 28 | (14.3)* |
| Smoking is sociable | 43 | (49.4) | 130 | (66.3*) |
| Cognitive attitude | ||||
| If I smoke I have a higher chance of getting heart disease | 75 | (88.2) | 152 | (77.9) |
| If I smoke I bother other people | 77 | (90.6) | 150 | (76.9)* |
| If I smoke I have a higher chance of getting lung disease | 80 | (94.1) | 150 | (76.9)* |
| % approved | % approved | |||
| Subjective norm partner | ||||
| What does your partner think about your smoking behavior? | 31 | (36.5) | 150 | (76.5)* |
| Subjective norm of family | ||||
| What do the men in your family think about your smoking behavior? | 39 | (45.9) | 122 | (62.2) |
| What do the other women in your family think about your smoking behavior? | 34 | (40.0) | 98 | (50.0) |
| Subjective norm of friends | % approved | % approved | ||
| What do your male friends think about your smoking behavior? | 50 | (58.8) | 82 | (82.1)* |
| What do your female friends think about your smoking behavior? | 45 | (52.9) | 75 | (75.0)* |
| % agreed | % agreed | |||
| Perceived behavior partner | ||||
| Does your partner smoke? | 42 | (49.4) | 57 | (29.2) |
| Perceived behavior of family | ||||
| Do your male family members smoke? | 70 | (82.4) | 145 | (74.4) |
| Do your female family members smoke? | 45 | (52.9) | 58.7 | (58.7) |
| Perceived behavior of friends | ||||
| Do your male friends smoke? | 58 | (68.2) | 138 | (70.4) |
| Do your female friends smoke? | 41 | (48.4) | 141 | (72.3)* |
*p < 0,01