Table 2.
Findings of knowledge, attitudes, preventive efforts to avoid SHS exposure scale (N = 800)
| Strongly disagree % | Disagree % | Undecided % | Agree % | Strongly agree % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | |||||
| Smoke from other people’s cigarettes is harmful for me | 5.6 | 7.6 | 20.6 | 30.6 | 35.6 |
| SHS causes heart disease and lung cancer of nonsmokers | 2.1 | 4.4 | 18 | 30 | 45.5 |
| SHS causes low birth weight | 2.3 | 2 | 34.6 | 30.9 | 30.3 |
| SHS makes the health of the people around me worse | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 35.6 | 52.8 |
| Attitudes | |||||
| Smoke from other people’s cigarettes will shorten my life | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 35.8 | 55.5 |
| I let visitors smoke in my home | 20.6 | 17.8 | 23.5 | 30.5 | 7.6 |
| I ask people to put their cigarettes out | 8.4 | 15.8 | 26.3 | 27 | 22.6 |
| Smoking should be banned in all public places | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 28.3 | 59.4 |
Abbreviations: SHS, secondhand smoke; N, number.