Table 4.

Correlates of cessation and quit attempts.

Variables	Cessation [OR (95% CI)]an = 797	Quit attempts [IRR (95% CI)]bn = 328
Gender
Male	Ref	Ref
Female	1.3 (0.5–3.1)	1.9 (0.5–6.7)
City
Chennai	Ref	Ref
Delhi	0.6 (0.3–1.1)	0.6 (0.3–1.1)
Age group
25–44 years	NA	Ref
45–64 years	NA	0.9 (0.6–1.5)
≥65 years	NA	0.7 (0.2–2.1)
Employment status
Employed	Ref	Ref
Student	1.0 (0.4–2.4)	1.1 (0.3–3.5)
Housewife	1.9 (0.6–6.1)	0.9 (0.2–5.4)
Retired	1.5 (0.3–7.0)	0.2 (0.0–1.0)
Unemployed	0.8 (0.1–3.9)	0.3 (0.1–2.0)
Cigarette smokers
Non-users	NA	Ref
Current daily cigarette smokers	NA	0.7 (0.3–1.8)
Current occasional smokers	NA	0.7 (0.3–1.6)
Bidi smokers
Non-users	NA	Ref
Current daily bidi smokers	NA	0.2 (0.1–0.6)
Current occasional bidi smokers	NA	0.7 (0.2–2.2)
SLT users
Non-users	NA	Ref
Current daily SLT users	NA	0.7 (0.2–1.7)
Current occasional SLT users	NA	1.4 (0.4–4.5)
Knowledge on the harmful effects of tobacco use and COVID-19
Poor	Ref	Ref
Average	0.5 (0.3–1.0)	1.9 (1.0–3.4)
Good	2.2 (1.2–4.0)	5.7 (2.8–11.8)
Knowledge on legislative decisions
Poor	Ref	Ref
Average	0.5 (0.3–0.9)	1.5 (0.8–2.9)
Good	0.4 (0.2–0.9)	1.6 (0.7–3.6)
Overall access
No	Ref	NA
Yes	0.3 (0.2–0.5)	NA

CI, confidence interval; IRR, incidence risk ratio; OR, odds ratio; Ref, reference; SLT, smokeless tobacco.

Bold values indicate significant association.

^aEstimates derived using logistic regression. Variables with P values <0.15 in univariate analysis were included in the regression models.

^bEstimates derived using negative binomial regression model. Variables with P values <0.15 in univariate analysis were included in the regression models.