Table 1 Prevalence of tobacco smoking among teachers in Botswana
From: Prevalence of tobacco smoking among school teachers in Botswana
| Current smoker | Ex-smoker | Never smoked | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Total | 56 (3.2) | 91 (5.3) | 1585 (91.5) | |
| Gender | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 51 (10.8) | 64 (13.6) | 357 (74.6) | |
| Female | 5 (0.4) | 27 (2.1) | 1228 (97.5) | |
| Age range (years) | 0.172 | |||
| ≤30 | 19 (5.3) | 19 (5.3) | 319 (89.4) | |
| 31-40 | 22 (3.4) | 35 (5.4) | 591 (91.2) | |
| 41-50 | 12 (2.3) | 28 (5.3) | 485 (92.4) | |
| >50 | 2 (3.2) | 7 (4.3) | 154 (94.5) | |
| School level | 0.002 | |||
| Primary school | 26 (2.6) | 40 (4.0) | 937 (93.4) | |
| Junior secondary | 27 (4.8) | 36 (6.4) | 493 (88.7) | |
| Senior secondary | 3 (1.8) | 15 (8.8) | 152 (89.4) | |
| Marital status | 0.001 | |||
| Single | 42 (4.6) | 49 (5.3) | 827 (90.1) | |
| Married | 8 (1.1) | 39 (5.5) | 666 (93.4) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 6 (5.9) | 3 (3.0) | 92 (91.1) |