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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics for all rural women (n = 1730)

From: Smokeless tobacco use: its prevalence and relationships with dental symptoms, nutritional status and blood pressure among rural women in Burkina Faso

 

Overall

n = 1730

Not users of smokeless tobacco

n = 1492

Users of smokeless tobacco

n = 238

 

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

p value

Age mean ± standard deviation (years)

1730

37.8 ± 10.9

 

36.7 ± 10.5

 

44.6 ± 11.0

***

Age range (years)

      

***

 - 25–34

809

46.8 (44.4–49.1)

757

50.7 (48.2–53.3)

52

21.8 (16.8–27.6)

 

 - 35–49

592

34.2 (32.0–36.5)

503

33.7 (31.3–36.2)

89

37.4 (31.2–43.9)

 

 - > 49

329

19.0 (17.2–20.9)

232

15.6 (13.7–17.5)

97

40.8 (34.5–47.3)

 

Marital status

      

***

 - Married/cohabitating

1553

89.8 (88.2–91.2)

1357

91.0 (89.4–92.4)

196

82.4 (76.9–87.0)

 

 - Singles

177

10.2 (8.8–11.8)

135

9.0 (7.6–10.6)

42

17.6 (13.0–23.1)

 

Education level

      

***

 - No formal education

1558

90.1 (88.6–91.4)

1326

88.9 (87.2–90.4)

232

97.5 (94.6–99.1)

 

 - Primary school or more

172

9.9 (8.6–11.4)

166

11.1 (9.6–12.8)

6

2.5 (0.9–5.4)

 

Occupation

      

NS

 - Employed/Self-employed

1002

57.9 (55.6–60.3)

866

58.0 (55.5–60.6)

136

57.1 (50.6–63.5)

 

 - Others (Students+household-keepers+unemployed)

728

42.1 (39.7–44.4)

626

42.0 (39.4–44.5)

102

42.9 (36.5–49.4)

 

Having at least one family member aged≥18 years, yes

1286

74.3 (72.2–76.4)

1118

74.9 (72.7–77.1)

168

70.6 (64.4–76.3)

NS

Current alcohol use, yes

425

24.6 (22.6–26.7)

316

21.2 (19.1–23.3)

109

45.8 (39.3–52.4)

***

Presence of dental symptom, yes

417

24.1 (22.1–26.2)

312

20.9 (18.9–23.1)

105

44.1 (37.7–50.7)

***

  1. NS indicates Non-Significant p value; *** indicates p value < 0.001
  2. Only one woman used the ST (> 0.0%; 95% CI: > 0.0–0.03)