Table 2.
Association between physician’s professional advice for quit smokingand perception of e-cigarettes (N=145)
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Physicians’ role as quit smoking adviser |
χ2 |
p-value Significant at level p<0.05 |
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YesN (%) |
NoN (%) |
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| E-cigarettes are less harmful than smoking |
Disagree |
71 (55.0) |
6 (37.5) |
1.75 |
0.18 |
|
| Agree |
58 (45.0) |
10 (62.5) |
|
|
| E-cigarettes can help in smoking cessation |
Disagree |
89 (69.0) |
9 (56.3) |
1.05 |
0.30 |
|
| Agree |
40 (31.0) |
7 (43.7) |
|
|
| E-cigarettes might help smokers to cut down the number of cigarettes |
Disagree |
68 (52.7) |
6 (37.5) |
1.31 |
0.25 |
|
| Agree |
61 (47.3) |
10 (62.5) |
|
|
| E-cigarettes might satisfy the desire to smoke among the smokers |
Disagree |
68 (52.7) |
8 (50.0) |
1.04 |
0.83 |
|
| Agree |
61 (47.3) |
8 (50.0) |
|
|
| E-cigarettes might taste pleasant than conventional smoking |
Disagree |
66 (51.1) |
8 (50.0) |
1.61 |
0.93 |
|
| Agree |
63 (48.9) |
8 (50.0) |
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