Table 6 |
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Association between feelings of preparedness to counsel patients about smoking and agreement with selected statements about smoking for 240 physicians in Yerevan, Armenia, 2004 |
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No. |
% Well Prepared |
% Somewhat Prepared |
% Unprepared |
|
|
|
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Smoking is harmful to your health.* |
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|
Agree |
188 |
34.6 |
58.5 |
6.9 |
|
Unsure/Disagree |
12 |
16.7 |
50.0 |
33.3 |
|
Neonatal death is associated with passive smoking.* |
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|
Agree |
68 |
52.9 |
44.2 |
2.9 |
|
Unsure/Disagree |
131 |
24.4 |
64.9 |
10.7 |
|
Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of SIDS.* |
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|
Agree |
146 |
38.4 |
54.8 |
6.8 |
|
Unsure/Disagree |
52 |
19.2 |
67.3 |
13.5 |
|
Passive smoking increases the risk of lung disease in nonsmoking adults. |
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|
Agree |
163 |
35.6 |
57.1 |
7.3 |
|
Unsure/Disagree |
38 |
26.2 |
60.6 |
13.2 |
|
Passive smoking increases the risk of lung disease in nonsmoking adults.* |
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|
Agree |
145 |
38.6 |
54.5 |
6.9 |
|
Unsure/Disagree |
56 |
21.4 |
66.1 |
12.5 |
|
Passive smoking increases the risk of lower respiratory tract illnesses, such as pneumonia, in exposed children. |
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|
Agree |
141 |
35.5 |
58.2 |
6.4 |
|
Unsure/Disagree |
59 |
27.1 |
59.3 |
13.6 |
|
|
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*χ2 p-value < 0.05. |
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Perrin et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:139 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-139 |
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