Table 1 Demographic characteristics of healthcare workers by tobacco/nicotine use status (n = 4040)
|  | Tobacco/nicotine use status | χ2 | p-valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Never | Former | Current | |||
N = 4040 | n = 3482 | n = 79 | n = 479 | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age | ||||||
 18–24 | 603 (14.9) | 510 (14.6) | 11 (13.9) | 82 (17.1) | 1.646 | 0.200 |
 25–29 | 1279 (31.7) | 1117 (32.1) | 23 (29.1) | 139 (29.0) | ||
 30–39 | 1057 (26.2) | 892 (25.6) | 22 (27.8) | 143 (29.9) | ||
 40–49 | 700 (17.3) | 607 (17.4) | 15 (19.0) | 78 (16.3) | ||
  ≥ 50 | 401 (9.9) | 356 (10.2) | 8 (10.1) | 37 (7.7) | ||
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 2486 (61.5) | 2456 (70.5) | 8 (10.1) | 22 (4.6) | 839.302 | < 0.001 |
 Male | 1554 (38.5) | 1026 (29.5) | 71 (89.9) | 457 (95.4) | ||
Governorate of residence | ||||||
 Cairo | 3062 (75.8) | 2714 (77.9) | 55 (69.6) | 292 (61.0) | 67.789 | < 0.001 |
 Outside Cairo | 978 (24.2) | 768 (22.1) | 24 (30.4) | 187 (39.0) | ||
Urban/rural residence | ||||||
 Urban | 3543 (87.7) | 3119 (89.6) | 64 (81.0) | 360 (75.2) | 84.328 | < 0.001 |
 Rural | 497 (12.3) | 363 (10.4) | 15 (19.0) | 119 (24.8) | ||
Marital status | ||||||
 Not married | 1865 (46.2) | 1629 (46.8) | 37 (46.8) | 199 (41.5) | 4.446 | 0.035 |
 Married | 2175 (53.8) | 1853 (53.2) | 42 (53.2) | 280 (58.5) | ||
Education | ||||||
 University/higher | 2122 (52.5) | 1912 (54.9) | 41 (51.9) | 169 (35.3) | 83.848 | < 0.001 |
 Secondary/equivalent | 1551 (38.4) | 1307 (37.5) | 27 (34.2) | 217 (45.3) | ||
 Primary/preparatory | 238 (5.9) | 159 (4.6) | 8 (10.1) | 71 (14.8) | ||
 Less than primary | 129 (3.2) | 104 (3.0) | 3 (3.8) | 22 (4.6) | ||
Occupation | ||||||
 Physician | 1577 (39.0) | 1433 (41.2) | 34 (43.0) | 110 (23.0) | 10.528 | 0.001 |
 Nurse | 1598 (39.6) | 1398 (40.1) | 21 (26.6) | 179 (37.4) | ||
 Non-clinical care | 865 (21.4) | 651 (18.7) | 24 (30.4) | 190 (39.7) | ||
Returned for Follow up | 2355 (58.3) | 2049 (58.8) | 42 (53.2) | 264 (55.1) | 3.282 | 0.194 |