Table 2 Crude and adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) of the effect of current asthma and other variables on reporting that the child is affected by exposure to bakhour using logistic regression analysis.
Number (%) of total sample | (%) affected by bakhour | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR# (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current asthma | ||||
▪ No | 2065 (84.6) | 43.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Yes | 376 (15.4) | 56.4 | 2.32 (1.84–2.93)* | 2.55 (1.97–3.31)* |
Bakhour use per week | ||||
▪ Never or rarely | 463 (19.0) | 19.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ 1–2 times/week | 549 (22.5) | 22.8 | 1.21 (0.89–1.63) | 2.28 (1.63–3.21)* |
▪ >2 times/week | 1423 (58.4) | 26.6 | 1.48 (1.14–1.91)* | 3.01 (2.23–4.06)* |
Bakhour use in presence of child | ||||
▪ No | 1032 (42.3) | 35.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Yes | 1409 (57.7) | 16.5 | 0.37 (0.30–0.44)* | 0.51 (0.40–0.65)* |
Bakhour use in the child room | ||||
▪ No | 1030 (42.2) | 36.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Yes | 1411 (57.8) | 15.5 | 0.32 (0.27–0.38)* | 0.36 (0.28–0.46)* |
Gender | ||||
▪ Male | 1290 (52.8) | 21.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Female | 1151 (47.2) | 24.3 | 1.33 (1.04–1.60)* | 1.31 (1.07–1.61)* |
Region | ||||
▪ Muscat | 1241 (50.8) | 19.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Sharqiyah | 1200 (49.2) | 29.5 | 1.75 (1.45–2.10)* | 1.31 (1.07–1.62)* |
Father education | ||||
▪ No School education | 973 (41.1) | 30.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Didn't complete High School | 905 (38.2) | 22.8 | 0.68 (0.55–0.83)* | 0.79 (0.62–1.00) |
▪ Completed High School | 492 (20.8) | 15.4 | 0.42 (0.32–0.55)* | 0.65 (0.45-.92)* |
Mother education | ||||
▪ No School education | 1328 (55.3) | 27.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Didn't complete High School | 829 (34.5) | 21.6 | 0.72 (0.59–0.88)* | 0.86 (0.67–1.10) |
▪ Completed High School | 244 (10.2) | 13.9 | 0.42 (0.29–0.61)* | 0.68 (0.43–1.07)* |
Any parent smoking | ||||
▪ No | 1860 (76.2) | 24.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
▪ Yes | 581 (23.8) | 24.3 | 1.00 (0.80–1.23) | 1.02 (0.80–1.31) |