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. 2020 Jun 10;15(6):e0233861. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233861

Table 5. Factors affecting second-hand smoke exposure among the non-smokers at all three places (home, workplace, and any of the public places), as per GATS I& II, India.

SHS exposure at all three places Adjusted Prevalence Ratio (95% CI)
GATS-I GATS–II
Age Groups
Between 15–30 years 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 1.4 (1.1–1.7)
Between 31–45 years 1.1 (0.8–1.3) 1.2 (0.9–1.4)
Above 45 years 1 1
Sex
Male 1.0 (0.9–1.2) 1.5 (1.2–1.8)
Female 1 1
Education
No formal education 1.4 (1.1–1.9) 1.6 (1.2–2.1)
Less than primary 1.6 (1.2–2.2) 2.5 (1.9–3.4)
Primary but less than secondary 1.6 (1.3–1.9) 1.7 (1.4–2.1)
Secondary and above 1 1
Employment
Govt/ Pvt. Employees 1 1
self employed 1.2 (1.0–1.4) 1.5 (1.3–1.9)
Student 0.7 (0.4–1.0) 1.1 (0.7–1.8)
Homemaker 0.7 (0.5–1.1) 1.3 (0.8–2.2)
Unemployed 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 1.9 (1.1–3.1)
Place of residence
Urban 1 1
Rural 1.6 (1.2–1.7) 1.3 (1.1–1.5)
Wealth-index quintile
Poor 1.4 (1.2–1.8) 0.8 (0.6–1.0)
Middle 1.2 (0.9–1.5) 0.9 (0.7–1.1)
Rich 1 1
Region
North 5.6 (3.9–8.1) 10.6 (6.7–16.9)
Central 7.9 (5.4–11.7) 12.4 (7.7–19.9)
East 3.2 (2.1–5.0) 6.4 (3.8–10.6)
North East 7.2 (4.9,–10.4) 9.1 (5.6–14.5)
West 3.3 (2.2–4.9) 3.4 (1.9–5.9)
South 1 1
Knowledge smoking cause stroke
Yes 1 1
No 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 1.1 (0.9–1.4)
Knowledge smoking cause a heart attack
Yes 1 1
No 0.9 (0.8–1.2) 0.9 (0.7–1.2)
Knowledge of smoking lung cancer
Yes 1 1
No 1.1 (0.7–1.6) 0.5 (0.3–0.9)
Knowledge smoking causes serious illness
Yes 1 1
No 0.9 (0.5–1.4) 0.5 (0.3–0.8)