Table 2. Association between selected characteristics and current smokeless tobacco use in Nigerian adults.
| Variables (N = 9747) | Current Smokeless tobacco use status (%) | Crude Odds Ratio (cOR) | cOR 95% CI | P-value† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Non-user | ||||
| Age group (years) | <0.001 | ||||
| 65+ | 8.3 | 91.7 | 39.29 | 13.44–114.87 | |
| 45–64 | 5.1 | 94.9 | 23.46 | 8.04–68.48 | |
| 25–44 | 1.3 | 98.7 | 5.48 | 1.86–16.09 | |
| 15–24 | 0.2 | 99.8 | 1 | - | |
| Sex | <0.001 | ||||
| Male | 3.0 | 97.0 | 3.38 | 2.31–4.93 | |
| Female | 0.9 | 99.1 | 1 | - | |
| Residence | 0.001 | ||||
| Rural | 1.3 | 98.7 | 1.85 | 1.27–2.71 | |
| Urban | 2.3 | 97.7 | 1 | - | |
| Level of education* (n = 9735) | <0.001 | ||||
| No formal education | 2.8 | 97.2 | 3.13 | 1.47–6.65 | |
| Primary or less | 2.6 | 97.4 | 2,83 | 1.33–6.02 | |
| Secondary | 1.1 | 98.9 | 1.24 | 0.57–2.70 | |
| Post-secondary | 0.9 | 99.1 | 1 | - | |
| Employment status* (n = 9738) | <0.001 | ||||
| Employee | 1.3 | 98.7 | 3.77 | 1.01–13.99 | |
| Self-employed | 2.9 | 97.1 | 8.27 | 2.57–26.57 | |
| Home maker | 0.8 | 99.2 | 2.13 | 0.57–7.99 | |
| Retired/Unemployed | 2.5 | 97.5 | 7.20 | 2.09–24.82 | |
| Student | 0.4 | 99.6 | 1 | - | |
| Region | <0.001 | ||||
| South-East | 4.7 | 95.3 | 23.51 | 8.89–62.15 | |
| North-East | 3.0 | 97.0 | 14.54 | 4.81–43.95 | |
| North-Central | 3.2 | 96.8 | 16.02 | 5.86–43.82 | |
| South-West | 1.3 | 98.7 | 6.22 | 2.28–16.96 | |
| South-South | 1.2 | 98.8 | 5.74 | 2.02–16.35 | |
| North-West | 0.2 | 99.8 | 1 | - | |
| Risk perception* (n = 9736) | <0.001 | ||||
| Not harmful/Don’t know | 3.9 | 96.1 | 4.01 | 2.81–5.73 | |
| Harmful | 1.0 | 99.0 | 1 | - | |
*Variables with missing data.
†P-value for the Chi-square test