Table 2.
Findings of knowledge, attitudes, preventive efforts to avoid SHS exposure scale.
| Strongly agree (%) | Agree (%) | Undecided (%) | Disagree (%) | Strongly disagree (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | |||||
| Smoke from other people’s cigarettes will shorten my life. | 26.8 | 45.5 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 5.3 |
| Smoke from other people’s cigarettes is harmful for me. | 37.8 | 53.1 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Smoking should be banned in all public places. | 46.4 | 46.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| SHS smoke makes my child’s health worse. | 41.1 | 48.8 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| I let visitors smoke in my home. | 16.3 | 47.4 | 18.7 | 8.1 | 9.6 |
| I ask people around me to put out their cigarettes. | 16.7 | 31.1 | 30.6 | 13.9 | 7.7 |
| Attitudes | |||||
| SHS causes low birth weight. | 35.9 | 49.3 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| SHS causes ear infections in children. | 22.5 | 45.9 | 23.4 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| SHS causes heart attacks to children. | 22.0 | 48.8 | 22.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| SHS is associated with crib death (SIDS). | 23.9 | 45.0 | 25.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| SHS is associated with allergies in children. | 35.9 | 47.8 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| SHS is associated with asthma in children. | 41.1 | 48.8 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 |