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

Table 9

Differences in score for smoking products and components between smokers and nonsmokers health professionals.

Product ()	Smokers (current and former) ()	Never smokers ()
	Median and range	Median and range	value
Tobacco cigarettes	8 (1-10)	9 (3-10)	0.88
Electronic cigarettes	5 (5-7)	8 (2-10)	0.28
Snus	7 (1-10)	7 (1-10)	0.64
NRT	4 (1-10)	5 (1-10)	0.26
Non-NRT oral medications	4 (1-10)	4 (1-10)	0.93
Component()
Nicotine	7 (1-10)	8 (1-10)	0.02
Inhaled smoke	9 (3-10)	9 (1-10)	0.90
Carbon monoxide	9.5 (1-10)	10 (1-10)	0.00
Tobacco	9 (1-10)	9 (1-10)	0.90
Tar	9 (1-10)	9 (1-10)	0.85