Table 4.

Predictive factors for above average tobacco cessation practice scores for healthcare workers†

Predictors		N	Adjusted OR	95% CI		P value
				Lower	Upper
Knowledge levels	Poor	1625	1.0 (Ref)
	Average	2263	1.669	1.457	1.912	<0.0001*
	Good	421	2.769	2.122	3.615	<0.0001*
Attitude levels	Negative	1215	1.0 (Ref)
	Positive	3094	1.149	0.994	1.327	0.06
Gender	Female	2552	1.0 (Ref)
	Male	1787	1.356	1.169	1.573	<0.0001*
Smoking status	Not at all	3775	1.0 (Ref)
	Daily	260	0.729	0.551	0.963	0.026*
	Occasionally	274	0.906	0.692	1.187	0.474
Training	No	3874	1.0 (Ref)
	Yes	435	2.394	1.867	3.068	<0.0001*
Pamphlets/brochures	No	2679	1.0 (Ref)
	Yes	1630	1.621	1.41	1.864	<0.0001*
Profession	Other	795	1.0 (Ref)
	Nurse	2998	2.913	2.441	3.476	<0.0001*
	Physician	378	1.603	1.221	2.104	0.001*
	Dentist	36	1.336	0.657	2.717	0.424
	Pharmacist	102	0.901	0.578	1.404	0.644
Current workplace	PHCC	572	1.0 (Ref)
	HMC	3737	0.845	0.685	1.042	0.114

*Factors with p<0.05 were considered statistically significant.

†Includes also allied health support staff and employees who had direct patient care.

HMC, Hamad Medical Corporation; PHCC, Primary Healthcare Corporation.