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Table 2 Prevalence of exposure to second-hand smoke (weighted)

From: Correlates of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home among non-smoking adults in Bangladesh: findings from the ITC Bangladesh survey

 

Unwtd

Freq

%

(SE)

(95% CI)

Rao-Scott ChiSq

DF

p value

Overall prevalence

Exposed to SHS

1635/

2813

42.6

(2.88)

(36.9,48.5)

Not applicable

Area

Dhaka (non-slum)

121/

271

33.8

(1.14)

(31.6,36.2)

15.01

3

0.002

Dhaka slums

348/

541

64.0

(8.87)

(44.9,79.5)

   

Non-tribal, non-border areas outside Dhaka

1108/

1893

42.4

(3.16)

(36.2,48.9)

   

Tribal/border areas

58/

108

49.3

(2.64)

(44.0,54.6)

   

Residence

Urban (non-slum areas)

373/

745

38.4

(5.07)

(28.8,49.1)

4.07

2

0.130

Urban slums

348/

541

64.0

(8.87)

(44.9,79.5)

   

Rural

914/

1527

43.8

(3.00)

(37.9,49.9)

   

Sex

Male

330/

731

34.1

(3.95)

(26.6,42.5)

12.98

1

< 0.001

Female

1305/

2082

47.7

(2.93)

(41.8,53.6)

   

Age group

15-24

500/

781

51.3

(4.34)

(42.5,59.9)

11.40

3

0.010

25-39

608/

1079

39.7

(4.03)

(31.9,48.1)

   

40-54

345/

609

38.1

(2.94)

(32.3,44.2)

   

55+

182/

344

39.1

(4.66)

(30.2,48.8)

   

Marital status

Married

1312/

2243

41.0

(3.10)

(35.8,48.3)

0.28

1

0.594

Otherwise

323/

570

44.4

(4.49)

(35.6,53.6)

   

Religion

Muslim

1394/

2356

42.8

(2.91)

(37.0,48.7)

0.09

1

0.762

Otherwise

233/

446

40.9

(6.09)

(29.4,53.6)

   

Education

Illiterate

459/

708

52.3

(4.49)

(43.3,61.3)

19.75

2

< 0.001

1-8 years

916/

1505

45.7

(3.37)

(39.0,52.5)

   

9+ years

258/

597

29.2

(4.22)

(21.5,38.4)

   

Monthly household income

< 5,000 taka

309/

498

44.6

(4.95)

(34.9,54.7)

15.82

3

0.001

5,000 to < 10,000 taka

806/

1297

49.2

(3.34)

(42.5,56.0)

   

≥ 10,000 taka

441/

801

39.5

(3.90)

(31.9,47.6)

   

Not reported

79/

217

25.9

(5.70)

(16.1,38.9)

   

Has microfinance loan

Does not have microfinance loan

1327/

2330

40.3

(2.71)

(35.0,45.9)

5.97

1

0.015

Has microfinance loan

307/

481

53.1

(5.92)

(41.2,64.7)

   

Self-rated health

Poor

68/

109

32.7

(8.28)

(18.5,51.0)

1.46

3

0.691

Average

495/

886

41.9

(3.37)

(35.3,48.9)

   

Good

910/

1546

43.9

(3.70)

(36.6,51.4)

   

Excellent

154/

262

41.9

(6.69)

(29.3,55.8)

   

Age of youngest child in the home

No children

408/

743

44.2

(3.70)

(36.9,51.8)

0.43

2

0.807

Youngest ≤ 5

806/

1356

42.3

(3.58)

(35.3,49.7)

   

Youngest 6 to 13

421/

714

41.5

(3.73)

(34.2,49.2)

   

Father smoked/currently smokes tobacco

Never smoked

352/

708

31.1

(2.38)

(26.5,36.1)

14.00

1

< 0.001

Was a smoker/currently smokes

1205/

1981

47.5

(3.91)

(39.7,55.4)

   

Anyone* in family smoked/currently smokes

No one smoked

359/

711

31.3

(2.31)

(26.8,36.1)

15.37

1

< 0.001

Someone was/is a smoker

1262/

2081

46.9

(3.72)

(39.5,54.4)

   

Currently uses smokeless tobacco

Non-user

1274/

2193

42.1

(3.04)

(36.1,48.3)

0.09

1

0.764

Smokeless user

351/

605

43.4

(4.57)

(34.5,52.8)

   
  1. *Father/mother/grandfather/grandmother.