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Table 2 Indications of agreement and support for Smoke-free Homes (SFH) after having received the educational leaflets (n = 4805*)

From: A community-wide school health project for the promotion of smoke-free homes

 

Total (n = 4805*)

Primary (n = 2005)

Secondary (n = 2800)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Effects of promotional materials on facts about the establishment of smoke-free homes

 Increase students’ knowledge+

2799

(58.3)

1332

(66.4)

1467

(52.4)

 Increase students’ awareness+

2644

(55.0)

1290

(64.3)

1354

(48.4)

Students pledged to practice SFH+

4208

(87.6)

1838

(91.7)

2370

(84.6)

Students agreed to

      

 Promote SFH message to family and friends+

3344

(69.6)

1569

(78.3)

1775

(63.4)

 Discuss with family ways to establish SFH+

2855

(59.4)

1327

(61.7)

1528

(54.6)

 Advise family and friends to quit smoking+

4226

(88.0)

1862

(92.9)

2364

(84.4)

 Advise family and friends not to smoke at home+

4240

(88.2)

1812

(90.4)

2428

(86.7)

Families’ willingness to support SFH

      

 Fathers+

3193

(66.5)

1491

(74.4)

1702

(60.8)

 Mothers+

3884

(80.8)

1720

(85.8)

2164

(77.3)

Decisions regarding smoking

      

 I have not smoked, and I pledge not to smoke in the future+

4222

(87.9)

1820

(90.8)

2402

(85.8)

 

(n = 583)

 

(n = 185)

 

(n = 398)

 

Ever-smokers

      

 I have tried smoking, and I pledge to stop starting from today

480

(82.3)

151

(81.6)

329

(82.7)

  1. * Missing data not >3 %
  2. +All with p ≤ 0.0001 in the Chi square test