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Table 2 Factors associated with awareness, and support for anti-tobacco policies among HP students (n = 3612)

From: Awareness and support for anti-tobacco policies among health professional students in Pakistan: findings from the Global Health Professional Students Survey, 2011

Characteristics

Anti-tobacco policy awareness

Anti-tobacco policy support

OR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Smoking status

 Never smoker

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Ex-smoker

1.11 (0.76-1.60)

0.58

0.87 (0.44-1.70)

0.68

0.46 (0.34-0.63)

<0.01

1.08 (0.43-2.70)

0.85

 Experimenter

1.03 (0.85-1.23)

0.77

1.03 (0.82-1.30)

0.77

0.36 (0.24-0.52)

<0.01

0.42 (0.26-0.70)

<0.01

 Current smoker

1.77 (1.05-2.98)

0.03

1.72 (0.86-3.44)

0.12

0.11 (0.06-0.17)

<0.01

0.21 (0.08-0.56)

0.01

 Smoker who attempted to quit

1.29 (0.82-2.01)

0.25

1.04 (0.59-1.83)

0.87

0.27 (0.18-0.39)

<0.01

0.74 (0.34-1.62)

0.45

Age in years (categorical)

 15-18

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 19-24

0.66 (0.43-1.02)

0.06

0.71 (0.49-1.04)

0.07

1.90 (0.72-5.01)

0.19

1.84 (1.12-3.04)

0.01

 ≥25

0.87 (0.37-2.04)

0.76

0.83 (0.38-1.80)

0.64

0.86 (0.29-2.57)

0.79

1.87 (0.86-4.07)

0.11

Sex

 Female

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Male

1.23 (0.86-1.73)

0.24

1.16 (0.82-1.63)

0.39

0.46 (0.33-0.63)

<0.01

0.95 (0.69-1.31)

0.77

Health profession

 Dental

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Medical

1.21 (0.64-2.26)

0.54

1.27 (0.65-2.48)

0.48

1.41 (0.91-2.17)

0.12

1.61 (0.88-2.95)

0.12

 Pharmacy

1.09 (0.57-2.07)

0.78

1.15 (0.58-2.29)

0.68

0.95 (0.49-1.81)

0.88

1.19 (0.54-2.59)

0.66

SHS exposure

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.76 (0.61-0.93)

0.01

0.73 (0.57-0.92)

<0.01

0.68 (0.50-0.92)

<0.01

1.05 (0.80-1.37)

0.70

Perception: HP is a role model for patients and public

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.13 (0.85-1.49)

0.37

1.06 (0.80-1.40)

0.65

1.95 (1.41-2.70)

<0.01

1.72 (1.17-2.52)

<0.01

Perception: HP has a role in tobacco control

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.39 (1.07-1.78)

0.01

1.21 (0.88-1.67)

0.23

1.59 (1.09-2.30)

0.01

1.08 (0.72-1.62)

0.72

Received training about dangers of tobacco use

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.56 (1.02-2.38)

0.03

1.62 (1.05-2.50)

0.02

1.54 (1.10-2.14)

0.01

1.44 (1.04-1.99)

0.02

  1. OR = unadjusted odds ratios, CI = confidence intervals.
  2. AOR = odds ratios adjusted for all independent variables.