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Table 4 Factors associated with parental risk perception of SHS exposure to their child’s health

From: Parental health risk perceptions and preventive measures related to Children’s second-hand cigarette smoke exposure in Malaysia

 

Simple Linear Regression

Multiple Linear Regression

Variables

Crude β

95% CI

t-statistics

p-value

Adj.

β§

95% CI

t-statistics

p-value

Parent’s age

0.01

−0.01,0.02

0.551

0.582

Parental role

 Mother

    

 Father

−0.72

− 0.94,-0.49

−6.334

< 0.001

− 0.25

− 0.50, 0.01

−1.826

0.057

Ethnicity

 Othersƚ

 Malay

0.18

−0.05, 0.41

1.523

0.129

    

Education Level

 Secondary

 Tertiary

0.48

−0.21, 0.74

3.526

0.001

    

Mother’s Occupationa

 Never worked

    

 Managerial & professional

0.40

−0.15, 0.95

1.445

0.150

0.60

0.13, 1.06

2.537

0.012

 Intermediate

0.32

−0.10, 0.53

2.929

0.004

0.37

0.15, 0.59

3.287

0.001

 Small employer/own company

−0.21

− 0.83, 0.41

−0.660

0.510

0.27

−0.24, 0.79

1.040

0.300

 Lower supervisory/technical

0.24

−0.31, 0.79

0.872

0.384

0.37

−0.10, 0.83

1.540

0.125

 Semi-routine/ routine

0.33

−0.12, 0.77

1.444

0.150

0.61

0.21, 1.00

2.488

0.014

Father’s Occupationa

 Never worked

 Managerial & professional

0.37

−0.18, 0.92

1.341

0.181

    

 Intermediate

0.19

−0.02, 0.40

1.811

0.071

    

 Small employer/own company

−0.84

−1.16,-0.51

−5.077

< 0.001

    

 Lower supervisory/technical

−0.14

− 0.41,0.15

− 0.950

0.343

    

 Semi-routine/ routine

0.23

−0.07, 0.54

1.508

0.133

    

Parent’s smoking status

 Never smoked

 Current smoker

−1.64

− 1.99,-1.29

−9.191

< 0.001

− 0.93

− 1.35, 0.51

−4.395

< 0.001

 Former smoker

−0.24

− 0.68, 0.19

−1.118

0.265

− 0.04

− 0.43, 0.36

− 0.181

0.857

Number of children

−0.03

− 0.10, 0.04

− 0.757

0.450

Lived with an extended family member who was a smoker

−0.43

− 0.64,-0.22

− 3.973

< 0.001

− 0.33

− 0.51, − 0.15

−3.608

< 0.001

Have taught child to stay away from smokers

0.76

0.49,1.04

5.443

< 0.001

0.42

0.17, 0.66

3.386

0.001

Set household rules for smoking

 Never set rules

 Allowed household smoking with open window

−.1.13

−1.70,-0.57

−3.957

< 0.001

−0.55

− 1.03, − 0.06

−2.224

0.027

 Prohibited smoking inside the house

0.34

0.12, 0.55

3.121

0.002

0.19

0.01, 0.37

2.070

0.040

Set smoking rules inside the car

 Never set rules

 Allowed smoking inside the car with open window

−1.39

− 1.76,-1.03

− 7.467

< 0.001

    

 Prohibited smoking inside the car

0.46

0.25,0.68

4.237

< 0.001

    
  1. § Adjusted regression coefficient analyzed by Multiple linear regression, F (12, 232) = 14.217, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.423. Intercept: 3.667
  2. CI confidence interval, Bold p-value: statistically significant.
  3. ƚ (Bumiputera Sabah, Chinese, Indian, Bumiputera Sarawak)
  4. a The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification rebased on Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC2010)