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Table 2 Baseline comparison of intervention and control arms

From: Evaluation of the effectiveness of a WHO-5A model based comprehensive tobacco control program among migrant workers in Guangdong, China: a pilot study

Variables

Intervention arm

Control arm

Variables

Intervention arm

Control arm

Demographic characteristics

149(47.30)

166(52.70)

Migration status

  

Gender*, n(%)

Migration with family, n(%)

 Male

136(91.28)

137(82.53)

 Yes

115(77.18)

119(71.69)

 Female

13(8.72)

29(17.47)

 No

34(22.82)

47(28.31)

Age**, n(%)

Migratory times, n(%)

  ≤ 25

7(4.70)

22(13.25)

 1

24(16.11)

24(14.46)

 26–35

38(25.50)

59(35.54)

 2–3

93(62.42)

110(66.47)

  ≥ 36

104(69.80)

85(51.21)

  ≥ 4

32(21.48)

32(19.27)

Marital status, n(%)

Migratory duration, n(%)

 Unmarried

31(20.81)

50(30.12)

  ≤ 5

18(12.08)

39(23.49)

 Married

118(79.19)

116(69.88)

 6–10

32(21.48)

35(21.08)

Education status, n(%)

 11–15

41(27.52)

43(25.90)

 Primary or below

31(20.81)

25(15.06)

  ≥ 16

58(38.93)

49(29.52)

 Junior

83(55.70)

91(54.82)

Health status

 Senior

28(18.79)

42(25.30)

 Reported having physiological illness, n(%)

61(40.94)

80(48.19)

 College or higher

5(3.36)

8(4.82)

Smoking-related variables at baseline

Income (Yuan)**, n(%)

 Smoke **, n(%)

83(55.70)

58(34.94)

  ≤ 2000

13(8.72)

45(27.11)

 Average daily cigarette consumption**, mean ± SD

6.61 ± 8.39

3.35 ± 5.86

 2001–3000

77(51.68)

84(50.60)

 Average monthly costs on smoking (RMB), mean ± SD

215.21 ± 149.78

198.98 ± 137.19

 3001–4000

49(32.89)

25(15.06)

 Confidence of success in smoking cessation(1–5), mean ± SD

2.94 ± 1.23

3.12 ± 1.25

  ≥ 4001

10(6.71)

12(7.23)

 

Employment status

Attendance time, n(%)

 Day

140(93.96)

153(92.17)

 Night or double-shift

9(6.04)

13(7.83)

Work-hours per day, mean ± SD

9.24 ± 1.41

8.93 ± 1.26

Work place, n(%)

 Indoors

118(79.20)

139(83.73)

 Outdoors

11(7.38)

7(4.22)

 Both

20(13.42)

20(12.05)

  1. ** chi-square test P < 0.001; *: chi-square test P < 0.05