Table 3.
Association of socioeconomic factors with tobacco smoking (Female)
| Variable | Category | Current Frequency of husbands | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily (%) | Not daily (%) | |||||
| Age (Years) | 19–39 | 131 (50.0) | 63 (61.2) | 1 | ||
| 40–59 | 111 (42.4) | 34 (33.0) | 1.250 | 0.280–5.577 | 0.770 | |
| 60–79 | 20 (7.6) | 6 (5.8) | 0.786 | 0.179–3.458 | 0.750 | |
| Educational level | Up to ordinary level | 146 (55.7) | 43 (41.7) | 1 | ||
| Up to advanced level | 89 (34.0) | 39 (37.9) | 0.562 | 0.215–1.474 | 0.242 | |
| Diploma / Degree | 27 (10.3) | 21 (20.3) | 0.283 | 0.060–0.793 | 0.048 | |
| Employment | Government | 27 (10.3) | 25 (24.3) | 1 | ||
| Private | 27 (10.3) | 13 (12.6) | 2.653 | 1.053–6.687 | 0.039 | |
| Self-employment | 21 (8.0) | 7 (6.8) | 3.098 | 1.171–8.195 | 0.023 | |
| Unemployment | 187 (71.4) | 58 (56.3) | 1.400 | 0.435–4.503 | 0.573 | |
| Initiation of smoke | Before marriage | 177 (67.6) | 65 (63.1) | 1 | ||
| After marriage | 30 (11.5) | 14 (13.5) | 0.728 | 0.334–1.587 | 0.425 | |
| Don’t know | 55 (21.0) | 23 (22.3) | 0.593 | 0.195–1.808 | 0.358 | |
| Current form of tobacco | Cigarettes | 186 (71.0) | 92 (89.3) | 1 | ||
| Beedi | 76 (29.0) | 11 (10.7) | 0.868 | 0.277–2.720 | 0.808 | |
| Type/s of premade cigarettes | Gold leaf | 109 (58.4) | 57 (62.1) | 1 | ||
| Bristol | 31 (16.4) | 17 (18.4) | 1.078 | 0.482–2.413 | 0.855 | |
| Others | 46 (25.2) | 18 (19.4) | 0.875 | 0.303–2.528 | 0.805 | |
| Past smoking | Daily | 228 (87.0) | 35 (34.0) | 1 | ||
| Not daily | 34 (13.0) | 68 (66.0) | 0.058 | 0.029–0.115 | < 0.001 | |
| Amount of spend per week | < 250 | 27 (10.3) | 10 (9.7) | 1 | ||
| 250–500 | 191 (72.9) | 65 (63.1) | 0.895 | 0.316–2.532 | 0.834 | |
| 501–1000 | 44 (16.8) | 28 (27.2) | 1.217 | 0.338–4.385 | 0.764 | |
| Husbands monthly income | < 50,000 | 145 (55.3) | 58 (56.3) | 1 | ||
| 50,001–100,000 | 59 (22.5) | 17 (16.5) | 0.320 | 0.064–1.592 | 0.164 | |
| > 100,000 | 58 (22.1) | 28 (27.2) | 0.469 | 0.223–0.987 | 0.046 | |
| Proportion spend for smoking from household expenditure | ¼ | 70 (26.7) | 20 (19.4) | 1 | ||
| ½ | 114 (43.5) | 54 (52.4) | 0.859 | 0.400–1.845 | 0.697 | |
| Other | 78 (29.8) | 29 (28.2) | 1.210 | 0.468–3.129 | 0.694 | |
| Number of smoking friends | > 10 | 202 (77.1) | 63 (61.2) | 1 | ||
| < 10 | 60 (22.9) | 40 (38.8) | 0.336 | 0.171–0.662 | 0.002 | |
| Friend’s influence | Yes | 246 (93.9) | 90 (87.3) | 1 | ||
| No | 16 (6.1) | 13 (12.7) | 0.172 | 0.057–0.523 | 0.002 | |
| Amount of Cigarettes smoke per day after price increment | < 10 | 221 (84.3) | 95 (92.2) | 1 | ||
| > 10 | 41 (15.7) | 8 (7.8) | 3.313 | 1.003–11.059 | 0.049 | |