Table 4.
Health beliefs of TB patients regarding the harmful effects of smoking
| n/N (%) | Current smoker | Non-smoker | P-value * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Smoking causes serious illness |
|
|
|
|
| No |
106/1875 (5.7) |
30/406 (7.4) |
76/1467 (5.2) |
0.991 |
| Don’t know |
94/1875 (5.0) |
28/406 (6.9) |
66/1467 (4.5) |
|
| Yes |
1675/1875 (89.3) |
348/406 (85.7) |
1325/1467 (90.3) |
|
|
Smoking causes stroke |
|
|
|
|
| No |
300/1886 (15.9) |
51/406 (12.6) |
249/1478 (16.9) |
0.281 |
| Don’t know |
866/1886 (45.9) |
175/406 (43.1) |
690/1478 (46.7) |
|
| Yes |
720/1886 (38.2) |
180/406 (44.3) |
539/1478 (36.5) |
|
|
Smoking causes heart attack |
|
|
|
|
| No |
280/1889 (14.8) |
53/408 (13.0) |
227/1479 (15.4) |
0.679 |
| Don’t know |
692/1889 (36.6) |
143/408 (35.1) |
548/1479 (37.1) |
|
| Yes |
917/1889 (48.5) |
212/408 (52.0) |
704/1479 (47.6) |
|
|
Smoking causes lung cancer |
|
|
|
|
| No |
42/1889 (2.2) |
6/408 (1.5) |
36/1479 (2.4) |
0.798 |
| Don’t know |
138/1889 (7.3) |
41/408 (10.1) |
97/1479 (6.6) |
|
| Yes |
1709/1889 (90.5) |
361/408 (88.5) |
1346/1479 (91.0) |
|
| Health belief score** | 7 (7–9) | 8 (7–9) | 7 (7–9) | 0.036 & |
*Non-parametric test for trend; **3 questions about stroke, heart attack and lung cancer, score range 3–9; Cronbach alpha for health belief score = 0.60; &Wilcoxon rank sum test.