Table 3.
Odds of current smoking prevalence and frequency in Palestine refugees and non-refugees
| Jordan | Lebanon | Syria | West Bank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-refugee | Refugee | Non-refugee | Refugee | Non-refugee | Refugee | Non-refugee | Refugee | |
| Current tobacco smoking | ||||||||
| Prevalence, AOR (95 % CI) | 1.00 | 0.91 (0.67, 1.24) | 1.00 | 1.00 (0.76, 1.31) | 1.00 | 1.96 (1.46, 2.62) + | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.82, 1.32) |
| Cigarettes per month, β (95 % CI) | 0.00 | −0.35 (−0.77, 0.07) | 0.00 | 0.57 (0.17, 0.97)^ | 0.00 | −0.01 (−0.43, 0.41) | 0.00 | 0.22 (−0.10, 0.54) |
| Waterpipes per month, β (95 % CI) | 0.00 | 0.06 (−0.17, 0.29) | 0.00 | −0.03 (−0.22, 0.15) | 0.00 | 0.40 (0.19, 0.61) + | 0.00 | 0.42 (0.21, 0.64) + |
| Current cigarette-only smoking | ||||||||
| Prevalence, AOR (95 % CI) | 1.00 |
1.06
(0.70, 1.59) |
1.00 | 1.65 (0.92, 2.96) | 1.00 | 2.16 (1.10, 4.24)* | 1.00 | 1.53 (1.10, 2.14)* |
| Cigarettes per month, β (95 % CI) | 0.00 |
−0.29
(−0.95, 0.38) |
0.00 | 1.07 (0.19, 1.96)* | 0.00 | 0.21 (−0.39, 0.81) | 0.00 | 0.36 (−0.16, 0.88) |
| Current waterpipe-only smoking | ||||||||
| Prevalence, AOR (95 % CI) | 1.00 | 0.88 (0.71, 1.10) | 1.00 | 1.07 (0.74, 1.53) | 1.00 | 1.62 (1.23, 2.14)^ | 1.00 | 0.93 (0.69, 1.24) |
| Waterpipes per month, β (95 % CI) | 0.00 | 0.11 (0.86, 4.23) | 0.00 | 0.09 (−0.11, 0.28) | 0.00 | 0.35 (0.13, 0.58)^ | 0.00 | 0.37 (0.14, 0.61)^ |
| Current dual smoking | ||||||||
| Prevalence, AOR (95 % CI) | 1.00 | 0.91 (0.59, 1.40) | 1.00 | 0.76 (0.52, 1.12) | 1.00 | 1.64 (1.11, 2.41)* | 1.00 | 0.94 (0.68, 1.30) |
| Cigarettes per month, β (95 % CI) | 0.00 | −0.37 (−0.92, 0.18) | 0.00 | 0.53 (0.08, 0.98)* | 0.00 | −0.04 (−0.60, 0.53) | 0.00 | 0.22 (−0.17, 0.62) |
| Waterpipes per month, β (95 % CI) | 0.00 | −0.15 (−0.56, 0.27) | 0.00 | −0.09 (−0.46, 0.28) | 0.00 | 0.54 (0.06, 1.01)* | 0.00 | 0.46 (0.12, 0.81)^ |
Abbreviations: AOR adjusted odds ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, β beta coefficient
*p < 0.05; ^p < 0.01; + p < 0.001