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Table 2 Behavioral characteristics of the of the study participants (N = 3346) by current tobacco use in Arba Minch HDSS, Southern, Ethiopia

From: Tobacco use and associated factors among adults reside in Arba Minch health and demographic surveillance site, southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Categories

Total Participants

Non-Current User

Current Tobacco Use

Smoked & Smokeless

Smoked

Smokeless

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Heavy alcohol consumption

No

2962(88.5)

2473(92.7)

489(72.2)

413(72.3)

211(64.7)

Yes

384(11.5)

196(7.3)

188(27.8)

158(27.7)

115(35.3)

Physical activity level

Low

791(23.6)

637(23.9)

154(22.8)

134(23.5)

73(22.4)

Moderate

405(12.1)

358(13.4)

47(7.0)

31(5.4)

26(8.0)

High

2150(64.3)

1674(62.7)

476(70.3)

406(71.1)

227(69.6)

Khat chewing within 30 days

Yes

66(2.0)

46(1.7)

20(3.0)

14(2.5)

12(3.7)

No

3280(98.0)

2623(98.3)

657(97.0)

557(97.5)

314(96.3)

Mental stress

Mild

2219(66.3)

1790(67.1)

429(63.4)

356(62.3)

202(62.0)

Moderate

995(29.7)

775(29.0)

220(32.5)

194(34.0)

106(32.5)

Severe

132(4.0)

104(3.9)

28(4.1)

21(3.7)

18(5.5)