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Table 2 Rural and urban differences in tobacco and khat use, secondhand smoke exposure, and exposure to point-of-sale advertising (N = 353)

From: Factors associated with secondhand tobacco smoke in the home: an exploratory cross-sectional study among women in Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia

 

Total

Rural

Urban

p

n

%

(n = 179)

(n = 174)

Cigarette use

 Never smoker

350

(99.2)

177 (98.9)

173 (99.4)

ns

 Ever tried but not smoking now

3

(0.8)

2 (1.1)

1 (0.6)

ns

Smokeless tobacco product use

 Ever tried but not currently using (chewing tobacco)

2

(0.3)

1 (0.6)

1 (0.6)

ns

Khat use

 Ever chewed

39

(11.0)

4 (2.2)

35 (20.1)

<.001

 Chewed in last 30 days (% yes)

12

(3.4)

1 (0.6)

11 (6.3)

ns

Secondhand smoke exposure in home

 Live with one or more tobacco usersa

27

(7.6)

9 (5.0)

18 (10.3)

.060

 Smoking of tobacco products permitted indoorsb

51

(14.6)

13 (7.3)

38 (21.9)

<.001

 Smoking occurs daily inside housec

50

(14.4)

11 (6.1)

39 (23.1)

<.001

 Young children (≤5 years) frequently/always exposed to tobacco smoke indoorsd

11

(5.1)

6 (5.2)

5 (5.0)

ns

Member of household currently involved in growing, manufacturing, or selling tobacco products (% yes)

21

(5.9)

10 (5.6)

11 (6.3)

ns

Exposure to point-of-sale advertising, in last 30 days (% yes)

191

54.1

73 40.8

89 51.1

.055

  1. aParticipants were asked, “How many people living in your household use tobacco products?”
  2. bParticipants were asked, “I want to ask you about smoking inside you house. Please answer from the following options. Inside your house smoking is 1) allowed, 2) not allowed, but there are exceptions, 3) never allowed.” (Response 1 or 2 = permitted)
  3. cParticipants were asked, “How often does someone smoke inside your house? (daily, weekly, monthly, less than monthly, or never)”
  4. dResults include only respondents with children 5 years or younger (n = 215; Rural = 116, Urban = 99)