Table 1 Demographic characteristics, predictor variables and outcome variables among adult smokers in Malaysia and Thailand who were re-contacted at Waves 2 and 3
Malaysia | Thailand | P value for country comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 763 for W1- W2 cohort^!; | N = 1018 for W1-W2 cohort; | ||
N = 783 for W2- W3 cohort | N = 803 for W2-W3 cohort | ||
Demographics (baseline of the W1-W2 cohort) | |||
Age [Mean age in years (SD)] | 42.1 (14.1) | 43.9 (12.5) | <0.01# |
Gender [n (%)] | <0.001## | ||
Male | 742 (97.2) | 952 (93.5) | |
Female | 21 (2.7) | 66 (6.5) | |
Residence [n (%)] | <0.001## | ||
Rural | 352 (46.1) | 678 (66.6) | |
Urban | 411 (53.9) | 340 (33.4) | |
Predictor variables | |||
Warning labels salience [Mean (SD)] at W1* | 3.1 (1.6) | 3.5 (1.7) | <0.001# |
Warning labels salience [Mean (SD)] at W2** | 2.9 (1.7) | 3.7 (1.6) | <0.001# |
Cognitive responses toward warning label [Mean (SD)] at W1 | 2.5 (1.8) | 3.6 (1.9) | <0.001# |
Cognitive responses toward warning label [Mean (SD)] at W2 | 2.3 (1.7) | 3.8 (2.0) | <0.001# |
Stopping from having a cigarette because of warnings/forgoing [n (%)] at W1 | 326 (44.6) | 476 (46.8) | NS## |
Stopping from having a cigarette because of warnings/forgoing [n (%)] at W2 | 242 (32.1) | 399 (50.0) | <0.001## |
Avoid looking at warnings [n (%)] at W1 | 160 (22.1) | 359 (35.3) | <0.001## |
Avoid looking at warnings [n (%)] at W2 | 117 (15.6) | 426 (53.4) | <0.001## |
Knowledge scores [Mean (SD)] at W1 | 5.1 (1.9) | 5.7 (1.4) | <0.001# |
Knowledge scores [Mean (SD)] at W2 | 5.2 (1.8) | 6.1 (1.4) | <0.001# |
Outcome variables | |||
Any interest in quitting [n (%)] at W1 | 430 (57.3) | 418 (41.1) | <0.001## |
Any interest in quitting [n (%)] at W2 | 407 (52.2) | 239 (29.8) | <0.001## |
Quit attempts [n (%)] at W2 | 306 (40.1) | 758 (74.5) | <0.001## |
Quit attempts [n (%)] at W3 | 316 (40.4) | 602 (74.9) | <0.001## |