Table 4.
Attitudes towards tobacco control among health professional students, University of Health Sciences, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
| Total (n=493)* | Smokers (n=26) | Non-smokers (n=468) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents who answered yes to the question… | Per cent (n) | Per cent (n) | Per cent (n) | (two-sided) |
| Should tobacco sales to adolescents be banned? | 94.9 (466) | 95.7 (22) | 94.9 (444) | 1.000 |
| Should advertising be completely banned? | 78.2 (383) | 65.2 (15) | 78.8 (368) | 0.127 |
| Do you agree with a smoking ban in restaurants? | 90.7 (447) | 80.0 (20) | 91.2 (427) | 0.072 |
| Do you agree with a smoking ban in discos/bars/pubs? | 70.5 (347) | 70.8 (17) | 70.5 (330) | 1.000 |
| Do you think that smoking in all public spaces should be banned? | 83.1 (409) | 72.0 (18) | 83.7 (391) | 0.165 |
| Should health professionals get cessation training? | 94.1 (463) | 92.0 (23) | 94.2 (440) | 0.652 |
| Are health professionals role models? | 97.8 (481) | 88.0 (22) | 98.3 (459) | 0.015 |
| Should health professionals give quitting advice routinely? | 95.3 (466) | 95.8 (23) | 95.3 (443) | 1.000 |
| Should health professionals routinely advise their patients who use other tobacco products to quit using these products? | 70.0 (345) | 72.0 (18) | 69.9 (327) | 1.000 |
| Do health professionals have a role in giving advice about smoking cessation to patients? | 98.0 (482) | 96.0 (24) | 98.1 (458) | 0.409 |
| Do chances of quitting improve if a health professional gives advice? | 92.4 (451) | 95.8 (23) | 92.2 (428) | 1.000 |
*The total sample size for each question is not the same due to missing values.