Table 4.
Responses to individual behavior questionnaire items by participants’ characteristics
| Number of those who answered ‘Yes’ (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Want to stop smoking now | Tried to stop smoking during the past year | Received help or advice to help you stop smoking | HCWs who smoke less likely to advise patients to stop smoking |
| Total | 131 (64.9) | 131 (70.2) | 132 (57.6) | 132 (75.0) |
| Profession | ||||
| Physician | 11 (64.7) | 11 (68.8) | 8 (47.1) | 10 (58.8) |
| Allied Health | 37 (69.8) | 37 (69.8) | 29 (54.7) | 38 (71.7) |
| Administrative | 36 (60.0) | 43 (70.5) | 39 (63.9) | 50 (82.0) |
| p | 0.553 | 0.990 | 0.377 | 0.120 |
| Age, years | ||||
| 19–30 | 45 (75.0) | 47 (77.0) | 33 (54.1) | 46 (75.4) |
| 31–40 | 32 (53.3) | 35 (59.3) | 37 (61.7) | 44 (73.3) |
| ≥ 41 | 8 (72.7) | 10 (90.9) | 6 (54.5) | 9 (81.8) |
| p | 0.039* | 0.031* | 0.686 | 0.832 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 77 (68.1) | 80 (70.8) | 67 (58.8) | 87 (76.3) |
| Female | 8 (44.4) | 12 (66.7) | 9 (50.0) | 12 (66.7) |
| p | 0.050 | 0.722 | 0.448 | 0.380 |
| Nationality | ||||
| Saudi | 61 (65.6) | 64 (68.8) | 58 (61.7) | 71 (75.5) |
| Non-Saudi | 24 (63.2) | 28 (73.7) | 18 (47.4) | 28 (73.7) |
| p | 0.791 | 0.580 | 0.131 | 0.824 |
| Education | ||||
| Undergraduate | 58 (67.4) | 64 (74.4) | 53 (61.6) | 71 (82.6) |
| Postgraduate | 27 (60.0) | 28 (62.2) | 23 (50.0) | 28 (60.9) |
| p | 0.397 | 0.147 | 0.198 | 0.006* |
| Work shift | ||||
| Yes | 39 (76.5) | 40 (80.0) | 30 (58.8) | 37 (72.5) |
| No | 46 (57.5) | 52 (64.2) | 46 (56.8) | 62 (76.5) |
| p | 0.027* | 0.005* | 0.818 | 0.606 |
*
Statistically significant. HCWs: healthcare workers.