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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Indian J Cancer. 2014 Dec;51(0 1):S39–S45. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.147467

Table 3.

Factors associated with Intention to quit tobacco

Variables N % Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
State

Madhya Pradesh 1992 6 Reference
Bihar 2008 23.3 3.98 1.52–10.41
West Bengal 2000 13.9 2.67 1.42–5.01
Maharashtra 2051 19.9 3.74 1.79–7.80

Type of tobacco use

Smokeless users 5991 72 Reference
Smoker 1255 17.1 0.86 0.63–1.18
Mixed users 805 10.9 1.48 1.12–1.97

Location

Rural 2185 16.6 Reference
Urban 5866 15.5 0.87 0.36–2.13

Age

55+ 1863 13.3 Reference
40–54 2421 14.6 1.09 0.85–1.41
25–39 2677 17.4 1.27 0.95–1.68
18–24 914 18.4 1.31 0.94–1.84
15–17 176 22.7 1.48 0.88–2.50

Gender

Female 2602 14.8 Reference
Male 5449 16.3 0.92 0.67–1.25

Education

Low 4839 13.1 Reference
Moderate 2366 19 1.59 1.30–1.94
High 831 22.6 1.84 1.11–3.06

Advice by doctor/HCP to quit tobacco

No 1395 18.6 Reference
Yes 910 25.7 1.65 1.28–2.13

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages on Public Transportation Vehicles

No 4525 10.6 Reference
Yes 3524 22.5 2.13 1.49–3.08

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages at bars

No 7517 15.1 Reference
Yes 532 25.4 1.81 1.07–3.06

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages on tobacco packages

No 2723 11.2 Reference
Yes 5325 18.2 1.77 1.30–2.41

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages at work places

No 5981 13.4 Reference
Yes 2069 22.8 1.73 1.23–2.44

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages at Restaurants

No 6068 14 Reference
Yes 1981 21.3 1.63 1.11–2.40

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages on Radio

No 5675 14.4 Reference
Yes 2374 19.1 1.34 0.93–1.92

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages on print media

No 4880 13.3 Reference
Yes 3170 19.7 1.3 0.96–1.77

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages on Television

No 2526 13.5 Reference
Yes 5523 16.9 1.13 0.82–1.55

Exposure to anti-tobacco messages on Cinema halls

No 6469 15.1 Reference
Yes 1579 18.7 1.06 0.72–1.55
*

adjusted with age, gender, state, education and by type of tobacco use