Table 2 Socio-demographic correlates of tobacco use and reporting receiving tobacco screening
Socio-demographic variable | % (n) Smoking | % (n) Snuff | %(n) screened during current visit | %(n) screened during a prior visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current visit screening | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 15.0 (64) | 12.9 (55) | - | Â |
Yes | 15.9 (10) | 6.3 (4) | - | Â |
p = | 0.86 | 0.14 | Â | Â |
Prior visit screening | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 14.6 (65) | 12.6 (56) | 10.6 (46) | - |
Yes | 17.0 (9) | 7.5 (4) | 32.1 (17) | - |
p = | 0.65 | 0.38 | < 0.001 | - |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 7.4 (28) | 15.4 (58) | 14.1 (52) | 11.2 (42) |
Male | 37.7 (46) | 1.6 (2) | 9.1 (11) | 9.1 (11) |
p = | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.15 | 0.52 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Black | 11.9 (53) | 13.5 (60) | 13.3 (58) | 9.5 (42) |
Other | 38.2 (21) | 0 | 9.3 (5) | 20.0 (11) |
p = | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.02 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than Grade 12 | 15.5 (58) | 14.4 (54) | 9.6 (35) | 8.3 (31) |
Grade 12 and higher education | 12.9 (16) | 4.8 (6) | 22.6 (28) | 17.7 (22) |
p = | 0.49 | 0.01 | < 0.001 | < 0.01 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 11.9 (21) | 10.8 (19) | 18.4 (32) | 15.3 (27) |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 20.2 (19) | 14.9 (14) | 7.8 (7) | 4.3 (4) |
Married | 14.7 (33) | 11.2 (25) | 10.9 (24) | 9.9 (22) |
p = | 0.19 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Current smoker | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | - | Â | 12.7 (53) | 10.4 (44) |
Yes | - | Â | 13.5 (10) | 12.2 (9) |
p = | Â | Â | 0.86 | 0.65 |
Snuff user | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | Â | - | 13.7 (59) | 11.2 (49) |
Yes | Â | - | 6.8 (4) | 6.7 (4) |
p = | Â | Â | 0.21 | 0.38 |
Attending clinician | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Medical practitioner | 20.2 (58) | 11.0 (23) | 5.7 (16) | 8.0 (23) |
Nurse clinician | 7.6 (16) | 12.5 (36) | 22.8 (47) | 14.3 (30) |
p = | 0.001 | 0.59 | < 0.001 | 0.03 |
Presenting health problem | Â | Â | Â | Â |
HIV-related problem | 14.8 (9) | 14.8 (9) | 10.0 (6) | 9.8 (6) |
Pregnancy-related problem | 3.3 (3) | 3.3 (3) | 40.7 (37) | 22.8 (21) |
Cardiovascular disease | 14.8 (37) | 14.4 (36) | 3.7 (9) | 6.8 (17) |
Other | 26.3 (25) | 12.6 (12) | 11.6 (11) | 8.4 (8) |
p = | < 0.001 | 0.04 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |