Perceived barrier | Very important/important | Neutral | Not important |
---|---|---|---|
N (%) | |||
Patients are not compliant | 72 (79.1) | 5 (5.5) | 14 (15.4) |
Limited training and knowledge on smoking cessation | 60 (78.7) | 6 (6.7) | 13 (14.6) |
Lack of available smoking cessation referring clinic or program | 69 (77.5) | 11 (12.4) | 9 (10.1) |
Patients are not interested | 66 (72.5) | 12 (3.2) | 13 (14.3) |
Lack of time during patient consultation | 60 (69.8) | 18 (20.9) | 8 (9.3) |
Patients lack awareness about water pipe harms | 63 (69.2) | 9 (9.9) | 19 (20.9) |
Lack of personal knowledge about water pipe smoking cessation | 61 (67.8) | 12 (13.3) | 17 (18.9) |
Waterpipe smoking is considered a norm in special places by the community | 57 (63.3) | 11 (12.2) | 22 (24.4) |
Lack of knowledge about the harms of waterpipe | 54 (60.0) | 11 (12.2) | 25 (27.8) |
Cost of medications and clinic visit | 53 (58.9) | 21 (23.3) | 16 (17.8) |
No expected benefit as patients will continue to smoke anyway | 45 (52.3) | 20 (23.3) | 21 (24.4) |
The physician smokes | 29 (38.2) | 9 (11.8) | 38 (50.0) |