Table 3.
Opinion on tobacco control issues
| Teachers 1044 | Non-teaching staff 500 | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N(%) | (CI 95%) | N(%) | (CI 95%) | ||
| Concerns over health consequences of smoking** | |||||
| Yes | 210(89.7) | 85.8–93.3 | 132(84.1) | 78.4–89.8 | |
| No | 24(10.3) | 6.4–14.2 | 25(15.9) | 11.2–21.6 | |
| Tobacco causes serious diseases in smokers | |||||
| Disagree | 37(3.5) | 2.4–4.2 | 29(5.8) | 4.3–7.8 | .040 |
| I do not have opinion | 39(3.7) | 2.6–4.8 | 55(11.0) | 8.3–13.7 | <.001 |
| Agree | 968(92.8) | 91.2–94.4 | 416(83.2) | 79.9–86.5 | <.001 |
| ETS causes serious diseases in non-smokers | |||||
| Disagree | 48(4.6) | 3.3–5.9 | 24(4.8) | 2.9–6.7 | |
| I do not have opinion | 47(4.5) | 3.2–5.8 | 61(12.2) | 9.3–15.1 | <.001 |
| Agree | 949(90.9) | 89.2–92.6 | 415(83.0) | 79.7–86.3 | <.001 |
| Smoking should be banned in all workplaces | |||||
| Yes | 946(90.6) | 88.8–92.4 | 430(86.0) | 82.9–88.7 | .006 |
| No | 47(4.5) | 3.2–5.3 | 38(7.6) | 5.4–9.9 | .012 |
| I do not know | 51(4.9) | 3.6–6.3 | 32(6.4) | 4.2–8.6 | |
| Smoking should be banned in all governmental offices | |||||
| Yes | 979(93.8) | 92.3–95.3 | 447(89.4) | 86.7–92.1 | .003 |
| No | 25(2.4) | 1.5–3.3 | 28(5.6) | 3.6–7.6 | .001 |
| I do not know | 40(3.8) | 2.6–5.0 | 25(5.0) | 3.1–6.9 | |
| Prices of tobacco products should be increased | |||||
| Disagree | 329(31.5) | 28.7–34.3 | 177(35.4) | 31.2–39.6 | |
| I do not have opinion | 307(29.4) | 26.6–32.2 | 154(30.8) | 26.8–34.8 | |
| Agree | 408(39.1) | 36.1–42.1 | 179(35.8) | 31.6–40.0 | |
| Tobacco advertising should be completely banned | |||||
| Disagree | 114(10.9) | 9.1–12.8 | 58(11.8) | 9.0–14.6 | |
| I do not have opinion | 177(17.0) | 14.7–19.3 | 139(27.8) | 23.9–31.7 | .001 |
| Agree | 753(72.1) | 69.4–74.8 | 303(60.6) | 56.3–64.9 | <.001 |
| Pictorial warnings should be introduced on tobacco packages | |||||
| Disagree | 77(7.3) | 5.7–8.6 | 52(10.4) | 8.7–13.1 | .044 |
| I do not have opinion | 216(20.7) | 18.2–23.2 | 112(22.4) | 18.8–26.1 | |
| Agree | 751(72.0) | 69.3–74.7 | 336(67.2) | 63.1–71.3 | |
*p value is indicating differences between teachers and non-teaching staff
**Question dedicated only to smokers: N = 234 among the teachers. N = 157 among the non-teaching staff