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Table 3 Factors associated with waterpipe smoking and chewing tobacco use, PDHS 2012–2013

From: Burden of waterpipe smoking and chewing tobacco use among women of reproductive age group using data from the 2012–13 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey

Characteristics

Waterpipe Smokers

Chewing Tobacco Users

Crude OR

95 % CI

Adjusted OR

95 % CI

Crude OR

95 % CI

Adjusted OR

95 % CI

Age in years (categorical)

 15–24

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 25–35

2.03****

1.33–3.10

2.32****

1.52–3.53

1.81*

0.96–3.44

1.77*

0.94–3.32

 >35

4.83****

2.69–8.64

4.68****

2.62–8.37

3.61****

1.91–6.80

3.19****

1.69–6.00

Place of residence

 Urban

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Rural

3.2****

1.89–5.40

0.99

0.56–1.73

1.26

0.82–1.93

0.63**

0.39–0.99

Highest education level

 Sec./Higher

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Primary

4.77****

2.16–10.52

3.18***

1.38–7.31

2.43**

1.21–4.84

2.56**

1.23–5.30

 No education

22.87****

12.59–41.55

9.19****

5.10–16.54

5.87****

3.47–9.91

4.94****

2.62–9.33

Wealth index

 Richer/Richest

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Middle

3.45****

1.98–6.01

2.13**

1.18–3.83

1.28

0.82–2.00

0.97

0.61–1.54

 Poorer/Poorest

7.06****

3.88–12.84

4.03****

2.08–7.81

2.3****

1.52–3.47

1.64**

1.07–2.48

Access to media

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.58**

0.36–0.91

1.49*

0.93–2.37

0.57****

0.41–0.78

0.93

0.67–1.29

Visit to health facility last 12 months

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.34****

0.21–0.54

0.36****

0.22–0.55

1.68***

1.13–2.49

1.81***

1.22–2.70

Women’s employment status

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.92***

1.27–2.88

1.31

0.89–1.91

1.65***

1.16–2.33

1.20

0.84–1.70

  1. Crude OR unadjusted odds ratios, CI confidence intervals
  2. Adjusted OR odds ratios adjusted for all independent variables
  3. *p-value ≤ 0.1
  4. **p-value ≤ 0.05
  5. ***p-value ≤ 0.01
  6. ****p-value ≤ 0.001