Table 5.
Distribution Based on Knowledge - Gender-Wise
| Males (722) | Females (720) | Total (1442) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second-hand tobacco smoke is generated from the burning end of a cigarette or from the cigarette smoke puffed out by smokers | 408 (56.5) | 257 (35.7) | 665 (46.1) | 0.000* |
| Even though I do not smoke, long-term exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke will be harmful to my health | 464 (64.2) | 369 (51.3) | 833 (57.8) | 0.000* |
| A smouldering cigarette is more toxic than the smoke that is exhaled by a smoker | 374 (51.8) | 274 (38.1) | 648 (44.9) | 0.000* |
| Even if not actively smoking, one has to worry about the damage to one’s health that may be caused from second-hand tobacco smoke. | 368 (51) | 299 (41.5) | 667 (46.3) | 0.000* |
| If one is a current smoker, one’s child has a higher risk for developing lung cancer | 528 (73.1) | 444 (61.7) | 972 (67.4) | 0.000* |
| A lit cigarette burning in an ashtray will affect the health of people nearby | 468 (64.8) | 359 (49.9) | 827 (57.4) | 0.000* |
| Long-term second-hand tobacco smoke affects the lungs and the heart | 424 (58.7) | 350 (48.6) | 774 (53.7) | 0.000* |
| Long-term second-hand tobacco smoke is responsible for lung cancer in non-smokers. | 450 (62.3) | 357 (49.6) | 807 (56) | 0.000* |
| Not only train and airplane passengers, but even car passengers cannot smoke |
461 (63.9) | 435 (60.4) | 896 (62.1) | 0.000* |
| Second-hand tobacco smoke is a toxic cocktail consisting of cancer producing chemicals | 478 (66.2) | 385 (53.5) | 863 (59.8) | 0.000* |
*P<0.05, Significant; numbers in parenthesis represent percentages