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. 2023 Feb 3;48(2):241–249. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_102_22

Table 3b.

Regression model for female use of different forms of tobacco in India by socio-demographic characteristics

Background Characteristics Smoking Only RRR (95% CI), P Smokeless Only RRR (95% CI), P Dual User RRR (95% CI), P
Residence
 Urban Ref
 Rural 2.24 (1.76,2.84), <0.001 1.10 (1.01,1.193), 0.033 1.11 (0.83,1.49), 0.464
Region
 North 4.86 (3.04,7.76), <0.001 0.12 (0.09,0.15), <0.01 0.54 (0.28,1.03), 0.061
 Central 2.74 (1.68,4.46), <0.001 1.55 (1.35,1.78), <0.001 0.85 (0.48,1.51), 0.586
 NE 2.60 (1.59,4.27), <0.001 1.56 (1.36,1.79),<0.001 0.24 (0.11,0.53), <0.001
 East 8.19 (5.04,13.29),<0.001 6.06 (5.29,6.93), <0.001 7.66 (4.69,12.50), <0.001
 West Ref
 South 1.02 (0.60,1.73), 0.934 0.57 (0.49,0.66), <0.001 0.41 (0.22,0.76), <0.01
Age Group
 15-24 years Ref
 25-44 years 2.83 (1.63,4.90), <0.001 1.92 (1.66,2.21),<0.001 1.91 (1.16,3.13),<0.001
 45-64 years 7.79 (4.49,13.53), <0.001 3.14 (2.69,3.67),<0.001 3.35 (1.99,5.63),<0.001
 65+ years 12.69 (7.13,22.55), <0.001 3.62 (3.01,4.36), <0.001 3.08 (1.68,5.66), <0.001
Marital Status
 Unmarried Ref
 Cohabitated 1.66 (0.86,3.18), 0.129 1.19 (0.99,1.42), 0.056 1.56 (0.88,2.78), 0.130
 Separated 2.38 (1.20,4.70), 0.012 1.64 (1.33,2.01), <0.001 2.32 (1.20,4.47), 0.012
Religion
 Hindu 1.20 (0.92,1.56), 0.179 1.76 (1.56,1.99), <0.001 0.81 (0.57,1.14), 0.231
 Muslim 2.12 (1.50,3.01), <0.001 2.19 (1.86,2.59), <0.001 2.10 (1.26,3.50),<0.01
 Others Ref
Occupation
 Employed Ref
 Self-employed 0.77 (0.40,1.49), 0.444 1.51 (1.18,1.92), <0.001 0.86 (0.43,1.72), 0.666
 Homemaker 0.76 (0.42,1.39), 0.379 1.06 (0.84,1.32), 0.638 0.70 (0.36,1.35), 0.288
 Student 0.96 (0.32,2.86), 0.943 0.58 (0.40,0.83), <0.01 0.50 (0.15,1.61), 0.243
 Others 1.09 (0.59,2.03), 0.779 1.82 (1.44,2.29), <0.001 1.59 (0.82,3.09), 0.172
Education
 Up to Primary 4.15 (3.11,5.54), <0.001 1.88 (1.72,2.05),<0.001 4.22 (3.02,5.87),<0.001
 Up to Secondary and Above Ref
Awareness
 Unaware 1.64 (1.01,2.66), 0.047 1.10 (0.86,1.41), 0.447 2.69 (1.66,4.35), <0.001
 Partially Aware 0.84 (0.61,1.15), 0.272 0.97 (0.84,1.11), 0.647 0.43 (0.31,0.61), <0.001
 Aware Ref
 Wealth Index
 Poorest 1.32 (0.94,1.85), 0.109 1.77 (1.53,2.03), <0.001 1.13 (0.71,1.79), 0.609
 Poor 1.17 (0.85,1.60), 0.338 1.41 (1.23,1.62), <0.001 0.70 (0.45,1.08), 0.114
 Moderate 1.12 (0.82,1.54), 0.469 1.27 (1.09,1.46), <0.01 0.98 (0.64,1.5), 0.935
 Rich 1.24 (0.90,1.70), 0.181 1.53 (1.33,1.76), <0.001 1.38 (0.92,2.07), 0.123
 Richest Ref
Caste
 SC 1.64 (1.25,2.15), <0.001 1.65 (1.46,1.85), <0.001 3.22 (1.79,5.82),<0.001
 ST 4.13 (3.09,5.52), <0.001 2.10 (1.85,2.34), <0.001 8.54 (4.98,14.64), <0.001
 OBC 1.41 (1.10,1.82), <0.01 0.97 (0.88,1.08), 0.586 3.18 (1.93,5.24), <0.001
 Others Ref