Table 2.
Knowledge of Smoking Hazards among the Participants (N = 856)
| Baseline | Immediately after the camp | 3-month after the camp | 6-month after the camp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correct responses n (%) | Correct responses n (%) | p | Correct responses n (%) | p | Correct responses n (%) | p | |
| No matter how long a person smokes, quit smoking is never too late (Correct) | 687 (80.3) | 768 (89.7) | <.001** | 759 (88.7) | <.001** | 764 (89.3) | <.001** |
| 1 in 2 smokers will be killed by smoking (Correct) | 587 (68.6) | 829 (96.8) | <.001** | 771 (90.1) | <.001** | 793 (92.6) | <.001** |
| Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches & gums can increase the success rate of quitting smoking (Correct) | 424 (49.5) | 522 (61.0) | <.001** | 514 (60.0) | <.001** | 516 (60.3) | <.001** |
| 2nd hand smoke is less harmful than outdoor air pollution (Incorrect) | 559 (65.3) | 547 (63.9) | .577 | 571 (66.7) | .558 | 540 (63.1) | .406 |
| After smoking in a house, the residual chemicals left in the air will damage the health of infants and children (Correct) | 820 (95.8) | 824 (96.3) | .708 | 817 (95.4) | .710 | 802 (93.7) | .068 |
| The use of e-cigarettes is allowed in non-smoking areas (Incorrect) | 380 (44.4) | 579 (67.6) | <.001** | 511 (59.7) | <.001** | 485 (56.7) | <.001** |
| % | % | p | % | p | % | p | |
| Correctly answered all the items | 58.0 | 74.5 | .025* | 73.7 | .025* | 75.0 | .016* |
Missing data or answered “don’t know” were regarded as “incorrect”
* = statistically significant at p < 0.05; ** = statistically significant at p < 0.001