Perceived need of training for smoking intervention
| Training need | Medical school faculty | Residents | Community physicians | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| n = 44 | n = 24 | n = 95 | n = 60 | n = 97 | n = 127 | |
| *p<0.05 for distribution of characteristics between males and females. | ||||||
| Do you feel you have sufficient training or experience to help people quit smoking? | ||||||
| % Responding yes | 16.7 | 4.3 | 11.8 | 6.8 | 10.3* | 1.6 |
| Would you be interested in receiving training in counselling skills to help people stop smoking? | ||||||
| Yes, very interested | 27.9 | 22.7 | 34.8 | 37.3 | 53.6 | 57.6 |
| Somewhat interested | 34.9 | 45.5 | 52.2 | 50.8 | 30.9 | 33.6 |
| Not interested | 37.2 | 31.8 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 15.5 | 8.8 |
| Would you be interested in receiving training on drugs that may help people quit smoking? | ||||||
| Yes, very interested | 26.2 | 21.7 | 47.3 | 41.4 | 56.8 | 61.3 |
| Somewhat interested | 35.7 | 47.8 | 44.1 | 48.3 | 31.6 | 29.8 |
| Not interested | 38.1 | 30.4 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 8.9 |