Table 1 Characteristics of Independent variables
Characteristics | Description & measurement |
|---|---|
Age | Self-reported in years |
Sex | Self-reported (male or female) |
Marital Status | Self-reported as either ‘never married’, ‘married or living together’, ‘Divorced/separated’ or ‘Widowed’ |
Education | Self-reported as either ‘Primary incomplete (Not completed class VII)’, ‘Primary Complete (Completed class VII)’, ‘Secondary Incomplete (Not completed class X)’, ‘Secondary Complete (Completed class X)’, ‘Higher Secondary complete (Completed class XII)’, ‘College/University complete (Degree / PG)’ or ‘Other’ |
Caste | Self-reported as either General, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Caste, or other caste (Caste definitions as recognised by the Government of India) |
Poverty | Self-reported; national poverty line is estimated at Rs. 816 per capita per month for rural areas and Rs. 1,000 per capita per month in urban areas |
Area of residence | Rural and Urban |
Employment | Self-reported employment status as either ‘employed or unemployed’ derived from responses to question B09 in the questionnaire (Additional file 1) |
Number of quit attempts in the past 12 months | Self-reported, derived from responses to question C18 in the questionnaire (Additional file 1) |
Form of tobacco | Self-reported as either smoking form of tobacco, smokeless form of tobacco or both. |
Presenting Illness | Self-reported; General ailments include fever, wounds, diarrhoea etc; Respiratory complaints include cough, TB and other respiratory conditions; Obstetric & Gynaecological complaints include ANC, family planning and delivery, Chronic conditions include cardiovascular diseases, asthma, diabetes and cancers; and other includes conditions that did not fit any of the above categories. Derived from question D02 in the questionnaire (Additional file 1). |
General Ailments | |
Respiratory complaints | |
Obstetric & Gynaecological | |
Chronic conditions | |
Others | |
Number of visits in the past 12 months | Self-reported |
Healthcare provider seen | Recorded on the basis of the designation and qualification of the HSP seen. Derived from question D03 in the questionnaire (Additional file 1). |