Awareness and Perceptions on Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Awareness of health warning labels on cigarette packs among smokers.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Sites of HWLs ()
Front	236	98.4
Side	214	85.3
Back	205	88.8
Top	170	68.4
Frequency of notice of HWLs ()
Always	39	16.6
Usually	24	10.6
Sometimes	177	72.8
Percentage of HWLs ()
One-fourth of pack (25%)	7	3.5
Half of pack (50%)	58	23.7
Three-fourth of pack (75%)	109	46.2
Full pack (100%)	66	26.6
Awareness of warning messages ()
Yes	238	99.4
No	2	0.6
Types of health messages ()
Smoking can worsen your health	161	37.5
Do not sell cigarette under 18 years	95	12.7
Smoking can cause oral cancer	85	3.5
Smoking can cause heart and lung diseases	26	67.7
Smoking can cause cancers	6	41.8

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