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

Table 7

Differences in score for smoking products and components between male and female health professionals.

Product ()	Male ()	Female ()
	Median and range	Median and range	value
Tobacco cigarettes	9 (1-10)	9 (4-10)	0.04
Electronic cigarettes	7 (2-10)	8 (4-10)	0.25
Snus	7 (1-10)	7.5 (2-10)	0.13
NRT	4 (1-10)	5 (1-10)	0.03
Non-NRT oral medications	4 (1-10)	5 (1-10)	0.18
Component()
Nicotine	7 (1-10)	9 (2-10)	0.00
Inhaled smoke	9 (1-10)	9 (3-10)	1.00
Carbon monoxide	10 (1-10)	10 (4-10)	0.19
Tobacco	9 (1-10)	9 (3-10)	0.69
Tar	9 (1-10)	9 (4-10)	0.67

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