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Table 4 Factors associated with awareness of mobile smoking cessation clinics among tobacco users using 2019 GATS, Saudi Arabia (N = 1,667)

From: Awareness and utilization of smoking cessation clinics in Saudi Arabia, findings from the 2019 Global Adult Tobacco Survey

Variables

Model I

Model II

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age Groups

 15–24

Ref

 

Ref

 

 25–34

1.44

0.71–2.92

1.4

0.67–2.91

 35–44

1.08

0.52–2.23

1.01

0.47–2.15

 45 + 

2.19

0.1–4.8

2.17

0.96–4.90

Gender

 Female

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Male

0.62

0.27–1.41

0.76

0.32–1.78

Education

 No formal education

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Middle school and less

2.06

0.80–5.31

2.03

0.77–5.36

 High school or equivalent degree

3.58

1.44–8.90 **

3.49

1.42–8.60 **

 College or higher education

3.24

1.27–8.26 *

2.90

1.13–7.38 *

Residence

 Rural

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Urban

2.09

1.37–3.17 **

2.17

1.43–3.29 **

Marital status

 Not married

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Married

0.89

0.57–1.41

0.81

0.51–1.29

Employment status

 Government

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Private

0.80

0.49–1.30

0.78

0.48–1.28

 Self-employed

0.42

0.20–0.89 *

0.38

0.18–0.81 *

 Student

0.84

0.36–1.92

0.58

0.24–1.40

 Housewife

0.28

0.07–1.20

0.33

0.08–1.47

 Unemployed

0.55

0.28–1.06

0.51

0.27–1.00

Tobacco Products

 Waterpipe

    

 No

Ref

 

 Yes

1.20

0.76–1.89

 Cigarettes

  No

Ref

 

  Yes

1.07

0.56–2.03

 Smokeless

  No

Ref

 

  Yes

0.93

0.43–2.01

 HTP & E-cigarettes

  No

Ref

 

  Yes

2.24

0.92–5.41

  1. Association between the outcome and the independent variable was estimated, holding all other variables constant
  2. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Ref Reference Group, HTP & E-cigarettes Heated Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes
  3. *p < 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01