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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants with diabetes, their tobacco use and attitude towards tobacco quitting (N, max = 35)

From: Co-producing an intervention for tobacco cessation and improvement of oral health among diabetic patients in Bangladesh

 

Categories

n (%)

Socio-demographic characteristics

Sex

Male

20 (57.1)

Female

15 (42.9)

Age

29–50 years

13 (39.4)

51–70 years

20 (60.6)

Education

No education

14 (40)

Primary

8 (22.9)

Secondary

7 (20)

Higher

6 (17.1)

Occupation

Service

6 (17.1)

Household work

14 (40)

Retired and Unemployed

15 (42.8)

Tobacco use and attitude towards tobacco quitting

Tobacco use

Cigarette

8 (22.9)

Smokeless tobacco

20 (57.1)

Dual use

7 (20)

Tobacco use pattern

Daily use

27 (79.4)

Sometimes

7 (20.6)

Importance of tobacco cessation

No

3 (10)

Moderately important

11 (35.5)

Important

7 (22.6)

Very important

10 (32.3)

Want to quit tobacco

No

6 (17.1)

Yes, moderate

17 (48.6)

Yes, a lot

12 (34.3)

Worried about the expense of tobacco

No

23 (65.7)

Yes, moderate

8 (22.9)

Yes, a lot

4 (11.4)

Worried about the health effects of tobacco

No

10 (35.7)

Yes, moderate

12 (42.9)

Yes, a lot

6 (21.4)

Feel it’s difficult to quit

No

17 (48.6)

A little

11 (31.4)

A lot

7 (20)

Tried to quit in last 12 months

Yes

26 (74.3)

No

9 (25.7)