Table 2

Observations of tobacco sales and advertising at healthcare facilities

Total facilitiesCentral or provincial facilitiesDistrict facilitiesCommune facilities
Total facilitiesn=40n=8n=16n=16
Cigarettes sold
 Yes, n (%)7 (17.5)1 (12.5)6 (37.5)0 (0)
 No, n (%)33 (82.5)7 (87.5)10 (62.5)16 (100)
Tobacco advertising present
 Yes, n (%)11 (27.5)5 (62.5)5 (31.3)1 (6.3)
 No, n (%)28 (70.0)3 (27.5)10 (62.5)15 (93.8)
 Missing, n (%)1 (2.5)*0 (0)1 (6.3)*0 (0)
Within observation sites†n=163n=43n=72n=48
Tobacco use permitted by local authority
 No, n (%)158 (96.9)43 (100)68 (94.4)47 (97.9)
 Yes, n (%)2 (1.2)0 (0)1 (1.4)1 (2.1)
 Don’t know, n (%)3 (1.8)0 (0)3 (4.2)0 (0)
Smoke-free signs visible
 Yes, n (%)105 (64.4)36 (83.7)42 (58.3)27 (56.3)
 No, n (%)56 (34.4)7 (16.3)29 (40.3)20 (41.7)
 n/a‡, n (%)2 (1.2)0 (0)1 (1.4)1 (2.1)
  • *In one facility, the advertising status was missing for one observation site, but advertising was not identified at other sites in this facility.

  • †A breakdown of observation sites by facility is available in table 1.

  • ‡Smoking was informally permitted at these sites.