Public Health Practitioners’ Knowledge towards Nicotine and Other Cigarette Components on Various Human Diseases in Pakistan: A Contribution to Smoking Cessation Policies

Table 11

Differences in score for smoking products and components between doctor’s specialties.

Product ()	Specialist; ()	Family medicine ()	General practitioners; ()
	Median and range	Median and range	Median and range	value
Tobacco cigarettes	8 (1-10)	9.5 (3-10)	9 (1-10)	0.02
Electronic cigarettes	8 (6-10)	6 (4-10)	7 (1-10)	0.34
Snus	6 (1-10)	7 (2-10)	7 (1-10)	0.31
NRT	4 (1-10)	5 (1-10)	5 (1-10)	0.06
Non-NRT oral medications	4 (1-10)	5 (1-10)	4 (1-10)	0.10
Component()
Nicotine	7 (1-10)	8 (1-10)	8 (1-10)	0.00
Inhaled smoke	8 (3-10)	9 (3-10)	9 (1-10)	0.07
Carbon monoxide	10 (1-10)	10 (1-10)	10 (1-10)	0.19
Tobacco	10 (1-10)	9 (3-10)	9 (1-10)	0.08
TAR	9 (1-10)	9 (3-10)	9 (3-10)	0.66

at 1% of value, at 5% of value, at 10% of value.