Table 5 Classification of FTND score for smoking and smokeless tobacco (ST) users visiting outreach program of Dharan, Nepal in June 2018 to April 2019 (n = 238) based on background characteristics
Independent correlate (n) | Univariate OR (95% CI) | Crude P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking FTND | ||||
Sex | ||||
Male (107) | Ref | – | ||
Female (27) | 1.78 (0.76–4.21) | 0.18 | 0.89 (0.24–3.26) | 0.86 |
Mean age of initiation of tobacco use | ||||
≤ 20 (92) | Ref | – | ||
> 20 (42) | 0.88 (0.42–1.82) | 0.73 | 0.76 (0.29–2.03) | |
Total duration of smoking | ||||
< 10 (66) | Ref | – | – | – |
10–20 (18) | 1.75 (0.61–5.00) | 0.29 | 0.40 (0.09–1.78) | 0.23 |
> 20 (50) | 2.85 (1.33–6.10) | 0.007 | 2.24 (0.55–9.10) | 0.25 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
Medium (92) | Ref | – | – | – |
Low (42) | 1.99 (0.95–4.19) | 0.06 | 2.2 (0.78–6.64) | 0.12 |
Marital Status | ||||
Married (85) | Ref | – | – | – |
Unmarried/single/ divorced (49) | 0.83 (0.34–2.07) | 0.70 | 0.31 (0.07–1.35) | 0.12 |
Occupation | ||||
Employed-Skilled (35) | Ref | – | – | – |
Employed-Unskilled (42) | 0.52 (0.20–1.31) | 0.16 | 0.22 (0.05–0.88) | 0.03 |
Unemployed (57) | 0.28 (0.11–0.68) | 0.005 | 0.29 (0.07–1.18) | 0.08 |
Alcohol use | ||||
No (49) | Ref | – | – | – |
Yes (85) | 1.36 (0.67–2.77) | 0.39 | 2.41 (0.89–6.54) | 0.08 |
Number of cigarettes smoked/ day | ||||
Less or equal to 10 | Ref | – | – | – |
More than 10 | 6.96 (2.22–21.84) | 0.0009 | 7.14 (2.00–25.40) | 0.002 |
Try to quit smoking in last one year | ||||
Yes | Ref | – | ||
No | 0.93 (0.43–2.04) | 0.87 | 0.57 (0.22–1.43) | 0.23 |
Family member smoking | ||||
No | Ref | – | – | – |
Yes | 1.11 (0.56–2.19) | 0.76 | 1.11 (0.45–2.71) | 0.81 |
Smokeless Tobacco FTND | ||||
Sex | ||||
Male (86) | Ref | – | – | – |
Female (44) | 4.98 (1.41–17.69) | 0.01 | 2.239 (0.36–13.57) | 0.38 |
Mean age of initiation of tobacco use | ||||
≤ 20 (78) | Ref | – | ||
> 20 (52) | 1.13 (0.47–2.69) | 0.78 | 2.12 (0.39–11.39) | 0.37 |
Total duration of tobacco use | ||||
< 10 (47) | Ref | – | – | – |
10–20 (32) | 5.18 (1.57–17.16) | 0.007 | 4.58 (0.78–26.88) | 0.09 |
> 20 (51) | 18.14 (3.93–83.60) | 0.000 | 50.25 (3.51–718.62) | 0.004 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
Medium (77) | Ref | – | – | – |
Low (53) | 2.75 (1.02–7.40) | 0.04 | 6.27 (1.30–30.31) | 0.02 |
Marital Status | ||||
Married (109) | Ref | – | – | – |
Unmarried/ single/ divorced (21) | 0.14 (0.05–0.40) | 0.0002 | 0.77 (0.08–6.97) | 0.82 |
Occupation | ||||
Employed-Skilled (32) | Ref | – | – | – |
Employed-Unskilled (51) | 2.50 (0.77–8.04) | 0.12 | 0.76 (0.13–4.23) | 0.75 |
Unemployed (47) | 0.97 (0.34–2.73) | 0.95 | 1.04 (0.17–6.19) | 0.96 |
Alcohol use | ||||
No (71) | Ref | – | – | – |
Yes (59) | 0.31 (0.13–0.75) | 0.01 | 0.47 (0.11–1.95) | 0.30 |
Number of packets/cans of smokeless tobacco chewed/day | ||||
Less or equal to 1 | Ref | – | – | – |
More than 1 | 0.44 (0.18–1.06) | 0.068 | 0.07 (0.01–0.32) | 0.001 |
Try to quit tobacco use in last one year | ||||
Yes | Ref | – | – | – |
No | 0.57 (0.18–1.82) | 0.93 | 0.18 (0.03–0.96) | 0.04 |
Family member chewing tobacco | ||||
No | Ref | – | – | – |
Yes | 1.03 (0.43–2.46) | 0.93 | 0.83 (0.21–3.21) | 0.79 |