Table 5 Quit attempts, receiving advice and knowledge of NRT among smokers in Ghana
Characteristic | Current smokers | Quit attempt in last 6 months (%) | Received advice to quit (%) | Heard of NRT (% of current smokers) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 213 (3.4) | 161 (75.9) | 160 (75.5) | 77 (36.7) |
| Â | Â | (1 missing) | (3 missing) | (3 missing) |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
14-19 | 7 (3.3) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 2 (28.6) |
20-29 | 45 (21.1) | 36 (81.8) | 32 (72.7) | 17 (38.6) |
30-39 | 53 (24.9) | 43 (81.1) | 42 (80.8) | 17 (32.7) |
40-49 | 37 (17.4) | 29 (78.4) | 27 (73.0) | 13 (35.1) |
50+ | 71 (33.3) | 50 (70.4) | 53 (75.7) | 28 (40.0) |
| Â | Â | p = 0.15 | p = 0.64 | p = 0.91 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 202 (94.8) | 154 (76.6) | 149 (74.9) | 73 (36.7) |
Female | 11 (5.2) | 7 (63.4) | 9 (81.8) | 4 (36.4) |
| Â | Â | p = 0.30 | p = 0.60 | p = 0.98 |
Locality type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 113 (53.1) | 88 (77.9) | 86 (76.8) | 50 (44.3) |
Rural | 100 (47.0) | 73 (73.7) | 72 (73.5) | 27 (27.8) |
| Â | Â | p = 0.52 | p = 0.63 | p = 0.02 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 29 (13.6) | 23 (79.3) | 18 (62.1) | 9 (31.0) |
Primary | 36 (16.9) | 27 (75) | 29 (80.6 | 19 (52.8) |
Secondary | 135 (63.4) | 100 (84.6) | 101 (76.5) | 40 (30.3) |
Tertiary | 13 (6.1) | 11 (84.6) | 10 (76.9) | 9 (69.2) |
| Â | Â | p = 0.91 | p = 0.34 | p = 0.006 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Christian | 160 (2.81) | 116 (72.96) | 120 (75.95) | 60 (38.22) |
Muslim | 18 (4.25) | 14 (77.78) | 14 (82.35) | 4 (22.22) |
Traditionalist | 29 (35.37) | 26 (89.66) | 20 (68.97) | 9 (31.03) |
Other | 6 (11.32) | 5 (83.33) | 4 (66.67) | 4 (66.67) |
| Â | Â | p = 0.26 | p = 0.71 | p = 0.23 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Akan | 178 (3.28) | 137 (76.97) | 132 (74.15) | 68 (38.42) |
Ewe | 4 (6.78) | 3 (75.00) | 3 (75.00) | 1(25.00) |
Dagomba | 4 (9.30) | 2 (50.00) | 3 (75.00) | 1(25.00) |
Other | 27 (3.68) | 20 (74.07) | 22 (84.62) | 8 (28.57) |
| Â | Â | p = 0.57 | p = 0.70 | p = 0.78 |