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Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with current tobacco use among study participants (N = 3346), Arba Minch HDSS, South Ethiopia

From: Tobacco use and associated factors among adults reside in Arba Minch health and demographic surveillance site, southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Categories

Current Tobacco Use

Smoked & Smokeless

Smoked

Smokeless

AOR (95% CI)

P-Value

AOR (95%CI)

P-Value

AOR (95% CI)

P-Value

Sex

 Male

Reference

     

 Female

0.54(0.42,0.68)*

< 0.01

0.56(0.44,0.73)*

< 0.01

0.54(0.40,0.74)*

< 0.01

Age group

 25–34

Reference

     

 35–44

1.57(1.14,2.17)*

0.006

1.97(1.34,2.9)*

0.001

1.19(0.81,1.75)

0.381

 45–54

1.99(1.45,2.74)*

< 0.01

2.75(1.88,4.01)*

< 0.01

1.06(0.71,1.58)

0.759

 55–64

3.26(2.37,4.48)*

< 0.01

5.07(3.48,7.40)*

< 0.01

1.51(1.02,2.23) *

0.038

Residency

 Rural

Reference

     

 Urban

1.26(0.86,1.85)

0.243

0.82(0.47,1.41)

0.462

1.23(0.77,1.97)

0.383

Marital status

 Unmarried

Reference

     

 Married

1.09(0.77,1.55)

0.624

1.04(0.70,1.55)

0.853

0.95(0.60,1.52)

0.839

Occupation

 Farmer

Reference

     

 Daily laborer

0.87(0.56,1.35)

0.537

0.88(0.52,1.48)

0.62

0.66(0.36,1.21)

0.178

 Housewife

0.88(0.65,1.19)

0.407

0.83(0.60,1.16)

0.283

0.58(0.38,0.91)*

0.017

 Other@

0.66(0.43,0.99)*

0.045

0.55(0.33,0.9)

0.019

0.65(0.39,1.09)

0.106

Educational status

 No formal education

Reference

     

 Primary school

0.94(0.70,1.27)

0.697

1.00(0.70,1.43)

0.994

0.72(0.49,1.04)

0.081

 Secondary & above

0.56(0.30,1.04)

0.066

0.52(0.22,1.21)

0.129

0.44(0.21,0.93)*

0.032

Wealth Index

 1st quantile

Reference

     

 2nd quantile

1.02(0.78,1.34)

0.891

1.04(0.78,1.40)

0.773

0.99(0.69,1.42)

0.945

 3rd quantile

0.91(0.68,1.22)

0.538

0.93(0.67,1.28)

0.637

1.16(0.80,1.68)

0.444

 4th quantile

0.95(0.70,1.30)

0.765

0.84(0.60,1.18)

0.326

1.28(0.87,1.89)

0.207

 5th quantile

0.72(0.51,1.01)

0.06

0.61(0.41,0.92)*

0.019

1.11(0.73,1.69)

0.629

Heavy alcohol consumption

 No

Reference

     

 Yes

3.97(3.07,5.12)*

< 0.01

3.55(2.69,4.68)*

< 0.01

4.09(3.10,5.39)*

< 0.01

Physical activity level

 Low

Reference

     

 Moderate

0.65(0.44,0.96)*

0.029

0.49(0.31,0.77)*

0.002

0.79(0.48,1.29)

0.344

 High

0.91(0.72,1.16)

0.449

0.88(0.68,1.14)

0.324

0.89(0.65,1.2)

0.441

Khat chewing within 30 days

 No

Reference

     

 Yes

3.07(1.64,5.77)*

< 0.01

3.64(1.73,7.66)*

0.001

2.22(1.07,4.59)*

0.031

Mental stress

 Mild

Reference

     

 Moderate

1.11(0.90,1.37)

0.312

1.19(0.95,1.49)

0.132

1.12(0.86,1.45)

0.418

 Severe

1.49(0.91,2.45)

0.115

1.44(0.81,2.55)

0.216

1.79(1.02,3.14)*

0.043

Altitude

 Lowland

Reference

     

 Midland

1.03(0.68,1.56)

0.903

0.96(0.57,1.62)

0.869

1.05(0.64,1.73)

0.843

 Highland

4.39(3.21,6.01)*

< 0.01

6.79(4.68,9.85)*

< 0.01

1.9(1.28,2.81)*

0.001

  1. * Significant at P-Value< 0.05
  2. @ other include merchant, employee of the organizations, and unemployed