Table 3.
Factors affecting smoking cessation service provision for regular smokers in primary healthcare by multivariate logistic regression analysis (ORs with corresponding 95% CI)
| Variables | Brief intervention | Programmatic support | Any cessation support |
| Gender (reference: female) | |||
| Male | 0.99 (0.66 to 1.47) | 0.50 (0.28 to 0.91) | 0.81 (0.56 to 1.15) |
| Age group (reference: 18–34) | |||
| 35–64 | 0.46 (0.29 to 0.70) | 2.12 (1.01 to 4.46) | 0.71 (0.48 to 1.06) |
| 65+ | 0.41 (0.19 to 0.88) | 1.46 (0.37 to 5.84) | 0.54 (0.26 to 1.11) |
| Education level (reference: primary or less) | |||
| Vocational | 1.46 (0.93 to 2.31) | 2.23 (1.03 to 4.84) | 1.71 (1.13 to 2.59) |
| High school | 1.74 (1.05 to 2.89) | 3.42 (1.54 to 7.60) | 2.08 (1.31 to 3.31) |
| Tertiary | 0.50 (0.17 to 1.48) | 2.47 (0.77 to 7.88) | 1.00 (0.44 to 2.29) |
| Tobacco-related diseases (reference: no disease) | |||
| Cardiovascular | 6.58 (3.80 to 11.37) | 0.30 (0.09 to 1.03) | 3.91 (2.33 to 6.54) |
| COPD | 4.58 (1.36 to 15.46) | 1.22 (0.14 to 10.42) | 3.34 (1.04 to 10.68) |
| HSI (reference: moderate to high) | |||
| Low | 0.30 (0.12 to 0.75) | 1.30 (0.53 to 3.23) | 0.50 (0.24 to 1.01) |
| Intention to quit (reference: no) | |||
| Yes | 1.49 (1.00 to 2.22) | 0.87 (0.48 to 1.56) | 1.17 (0.82 to 1.67) |
COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HSI, Heaviness of Smoking Index.