Table 2.
Attitudes of students regarding the effect of smoking, causes of non-smoking, and legislations for banning it, Cairo University, academic year 2014–2015
| Attitude | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Smoking is harmful | 30 | 75 | 3 | 7.5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Assumed benefits of smoking | ||||||||
| Relief stress | 25 | 8.4 | 65 | 22.0 | 109 | 36.8 | 97 | 32.8 |
| Give self-confidence | 11 | 3.7 | 46 | 15.5 | 108 | 36.5 | 131 | 44.3 |
| Increase concentration | 13 | 4.4 | 51 | 17.2 | 111 | 37.5 | 121 | 40.9 |
| Social benefits | 7 | 2.4 | 32 | 10.8 | 92 | 31.1 | 165 | 55.7 |
| Causes of non-smoking | ||||||||
| Health protection | 206 | 82.1 | 39 | 15.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Self-discipline | 177 | 70.5 | 61 | 24.3 | 6 | 2.4 | 7 | 2.8 |
| Symptoms related to smoking | 157 | 62.5 | 67 | 26.7 | 18 | 7.2 | 9 | 3.6 |
| Avoid discomfort to others | 144 | 57.4 | 74 | 29.5 | 24 | 9.6 | 9 | 3.6 |
| To save money | 128 | 51.0 | 69 | 27.5 | 40 | 15.9 | 14 | 5.6 |
| Example for children | 147 | 58.6 | 71 | 28.3 | 20 | 8.0 | 13 | 5.2 |
| Example for patients | 148 | 59.0 | 67 | 26.7 | 22 | 8.8 | 14 | 5.6 |
| Example socially | 148 | 59.0 | 69 | 27.5 | 22 | 8.8 | 12 | 4.8 |
| Not to harm the family | 157 | 62.5 | 58 | 23.1 | 23 | 9.2 | 13 | 5.2 |
| Pressure from colleagues | 89 | 35.5 | 46 | 18.3 | 78 | 31.1 | 38 | 15.1 |
| Example to health workers | 129 | 51.4 | 62 | 24.7 | 40 | 15.9 | 20 | 8.0 |
| Pressure from the family | 94 | 37.5 | 47 | 18.7 | 74 | 29.5 | 36 | 14.3 |
| Legislations for banning smoking | ||||||||
| Smoking in closed public places should be prohibited or restricted to certain area. | 212 | 71.6 | 68 | 23.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.4 |
| The selling price of tobacco products should increase sharply. | 162 | 54.7 | 74 | 25.0 | 40 | 13.5 | 20 | 6.8 |
| Smoking in hospitals should be restricted to special smoking areas. | 182 | 61.4 | 65 | 22.0 | 26 | 8.8 | 23 | 7.8 |
| Smoking in hospitals should be totally banned. | 213 | 72.0 | 54 | 18.2 | 21 | 7.1 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Smoking-free hospitals provides better quality health services. | 191 | 64.5 | 59 | 19.9 | 24 | 8.1 | 22 | 7.4 |
| There should be programs to help healthcare workers to quit. | 187 | 63.2 | 96 | 32.4 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 2.4 |
| The faculty should adopt programs that help medical students to quit smoking. | 189 | 63.8 | 87 | 29.4 | 15 | 5.1 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Smoking of doctors could affect the behavior of others. | 173 | 58.4 | 99 | 33.4 | 18 | 6.2 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Smoking in movies and series should be restricted. | 151 | 51.0 | 93 | 31.4 | 39 | 13.2 | 13 | 4.4 |