Table 1 Characteristics of patients visiting public health facilities (n = 1569)

Demographic and health condition

Age (years)

  ≤ 25 years

42 (23)

<0.001

30 (17)

<0.001

  >25 years

141 (77)

145 (83)

Sex

  Male

146 (80)

0.621

125 (71)

0.057

  Female

37 (20)

50 (29)

Location

    Rural

133 (81)

0.211

108 (69)

0.038

    Urban

31 (19)

49 (31)

Religion

Hindu

159 (87)

0.558

146 (84)

0.429

Muslim

16 (9)

16 (9)

Christian

7 (4)

11 (6)

Others (Sikh, Jain & Buddhism)

1 (0.6)

1(1)

Caste

SC

31 (17)

0.073

40 (24)

0.385

ST

26 (14)

25 (15)

OBC

73 (40)

68 (40)

General

51 (28)

37 (22)

Marital status

Single

41 (22)

0.062

35 (20)

0.277

Married

142 (78)

140 (80)

Education

Uneducated

51 (29)

<0.001

55 (33)

<0.001

Less than primary

58 (32)

40 (24)

Primary but less than secondary

49 (27)

48 (29)

Secondary and above

22 (12)

24 (14)

Occupation

Employed

175 (96)

0.001

2 (1)

0.58

Unemployed

7 (4)

173 (99)

Socio-economic status

Below poverty line

82 (45)

0.007

99 (59)

0.097

Above poverty line

99 (55)

70 (41)

Self-reported health

Poor

31 (17)

28 (16)

<0.001

Fair

82 (45)

<0.001

57 (33)

Good

70 (38)

90 (51)

Tobacco Usage & Addiction

Forms of tobacco

Smoked tobacco

66 (36)

<0.001

45 (26)

<0.001

Smokeless tobacco

110 (60)

116 (66)

Both

7 (4)

14 (8)

Age at initiation (years)

21.98 ± 9.58

0.82

22.16 ± 9.89

0.65

FTND score for smoked tobacco (0 - 8)

4.19 ± 1.25

0.062

4.14 ± 1.21

0.025

FTND score for smokeless tobacco (0 - 7)

3.53 ± 0.11

<0.001

3.47 ± 1.45

<0.001

Other substances (Alcohol, opium etc .)

  Yes

22 (12)

<0.001

19 (11)

<0.001

  No

160 (88)

156 (89)

Previous quit attempts

No. of quit attempts in past 12 months

0

77 (47)

74 (43)

1 to 5

83 (51)

<0.001

81 (47)

<0.001

5 to 10

2 (1)

14 (8)

>10

2 (1)

2 (1)