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. 2014 Jan 20;12(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-12-1

Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression results of factors affecting intention to quit and setting a quit date among patients visiting public health facilities

 
Intention to quit within 30 days (n = 1003)
Ready to set quit date (n = 995)
Characteristics Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Demographic
Age (years)
≤25 years
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
>25 years
0.31 (0.16 to 0.59)
0.47 (0.22 to 0.99)
0.46 (0.26 to 0.83)
0.70 (0.34 to 1.43)
Education
Uneducated
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Less than primary
1.74 (1.01 to 3.00)
1.30 (0.71 to 2.36)
1.08 (0.63 to 1.86)
0.99 (0.53 to 1.85)
Primary but less than secondary
1.79 (0.99 to 3. 21)
1.27 (0.71 to 2.36)
1.63 (0.95 to 2.77)
1.09 (0.57 to 2.07)
Secondary and above
2.32 (1.04 to 5.15)
1.39 (0.56 to 3.43)
2.27 (1.17 to 4.40)
1.59 (0.72 to 3.50)
Work
Unemployed
Reference
Reference
NS
NS
Employed
0.08 (0.01 to 0.38)
0.15 (0.03 to 0.76)
NS
NS
Location
Rural
NS
NS
Reference
Reference
Urban
NS
NS
1.53 (0.95 to 2.46)
1.17 (0.69 to 1.99)
Socio-economic status
Above PL
Reference
Reference
NS
NS
Below PL
0.51 (0.32 to 0.83)
0.63 (0.37 to 1.06)
NS
NS
Self-reported health
Poor
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Fair
1.08 (0.61 to 1.92)
1.20 (0.65 to 2.21)
0.73 (0.40 to 1.34)
0.61 (0.31 to 1.22)
Good
1.32 (0.69 to 2.53)
1.17 (0.56 to 2.45)
1.81 (0.99 to 3.29)
1.23 (0.61 to 2.49)
Form of tobacco
Smoked tobacco
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Smokeless tobacco
1.69 (1.04 to 2.73)
1.22 (0.71 to 2.09)
2.52 (1.58 to 4.03)
2.05 (1.15 to 3.65)
Both
0.52 (0.19 to 1.41)
0.43 (0.15 to 1.28)
2.16 (1.03 to 4.52)
1.31 (0.54 to 3.22)
Other substances besides tobacco
No
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
Yes
1.01 (0.56 to 1.81)
0.95 (0.50 to 1.81)
0.91 (0.51 to 1.64)
0.85 (0.42 to 1.69)
FTND score for smoked tobacco
NS
NS
0.98 (0.85 to 1.14)
1.10 (0.91 to 1.34)
FTND score for smokeless tobacco
1.00 (0.84 to 1.19)
0.99 (0.82 to 1.20)
0.95 (0.81 to 1.11)
0.95 (0.80 to 1.13)
No. of quit attempts in past 12 months
0
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
1 to 5
2.28 (1.45 to 3.56)
2.20 (1.38 to 3.51)
2.73 (1.77 to 4.23)
2.46 (1.52 to 3.96)
5 to 10
0.44 (0.08 to 2.51)
0.43 (0.06 to 3.02)
7.92 (3.25 to 19.28)
7.50 (2.82 to 19.96)
>10 0.70 (0.14 to 3.43) 0.87 (0.17 to 4.45) 1.00 (0.20 to 4.90) 1.20 (0.23 to 6.39)

NS: Not significant in the bivariate analyses.

Bold text indicates statistically significant at p < 0.05.