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Table 7 Regression estimates for the GPs interviewed at baseline (T1, N = 264)

From: Australian general practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and prescribing intentions for e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid: a nationwide baseline and 12-month follow up survey

Variables

Since the recent changes to e-cig laws (October 1, 2021), have you recommended e-cigarettes to your patients for smoking cessation? (N = 264)

Would you recommend electronic cigarettes to smokers who failed to quit with other methods?

(N = 238)

 

Univariate OR 95% CI; p value

Multivariate aOR* 95% CI; p value

Univariate OR 95% CI; p value

Multivariate aOR* 95% CI; p value

Years of practice

    

< 10 years (n = 158)

1.86(0.60, 5.68);0.276

1.02(0.15, 6.95);0.983

2.22(1.08, 4.55);0.029

3.79(0.61, 8.33);0.216

10–20 years (n = 54)

2.00(0.56, 7.10);0.2.84

1.95 (0.41, 9.22);0.399

2.12(0.90, 4.96);0.083

0.50(0.17, 1.47);0.210

Reference: >20years (n = 50)

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Medical degree obtained

    

International (n = 55)

1.26(0.49, 3.22);0.625

0.52(0.16, 1.65);0.269

0.67(0.35, 1.25);0.216

0.65(0.31, 1.35);0.253

Reference: Australia (n = 209)

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Knowledge

Total Knowledge Score

High (n = 136)

Reference: Low (n = 116)

1.84(0.85, 3.98);0.120

0.46(0.87, 1.14);0.094

2.35(1.39, 3.96);0.001

2.77(1.51, 5.05);0.001

E-cigs can help patients quit smoking

    

strongly/somewhat disagree(n = 61)

0.27(0.03, 2.56);0.260

1.98(0.04, 5.15);0.564

0.23 (0.10, 0.51);<0.001

0.26(0.10, 0.64);0.004

strongly/somewhat agree(n = 111)

5.65 (1.88, 16.90);0.002

6.68 (1.87, 23.81);0.003

3.33 (1.73,6.39);<0.001

3.74(1.82,7.71);<0.001

Reference: neither/nor(n = 71)

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Ability to talk to patients about e-cigs

    

Not at all/somewhat not confident (n = 124)

1.57(0.42, 5.81);0.497

0.87(0.20, 3.68);0.850

0.89(0.47, 1.0);0.744

0.72(0.35, 1.47);0.371

Very/somewhat confident (n = 63)

7.69(2.46, 24.01);<0.001

7.00(1.82,26.87);0.005

1.72(0.81, 3.66);0.156

1.42(0.60, 3.34);0.419

Reference: neither/nor (n = 54)

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Colleagues influence on prescribing e-cigs

    

Unlikely (n = 60)

0.20(0.05, 0.80);0.024

0.36 (0.08,1.57);0.176

0.24(0.10, 0.57);0.001

0.27(0.10, 0.72);0.008

Likely (n = 137)

0.74(0.31, 1.76);0.502

1.06(0.39,2.90);0.898

1.56(0.77, 3.15);0.210

1.25 (0.56, 2.76);0.575

Reference: Neutral (n = 44)

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  1. Note: OR = Odds Ratio; aOR = adjusted OR; 95% CI = 95% Confidence intervals; *model adjusted for the age and sex; TKS = Total Knowledge Score; TKS grouped as high if the score is above median average (> 3) and score less than or equal to 3 considered as having low TKS
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