Table 1 Background characteristics and the prevalence of tobacco use among males 15 years and older in Ghana (GDHS 2014) and Lesotho (LDHS 2014)
From: Understanding tobacco use and socioeconomic inequalities among men in Ghana, and Lesotho
Variables | Ghana N = 4372 (%) | Lesotho N = 1836 (%) |
|---|---|---|
Tobacco use | ||
No | 4096 (93.7) | 956 (52.1) |
Yes | 276 (6.3) | 880 (47.9) |
Age | ||
15–24 | 23 (1.6) | 252 (40.9) |
25–34 | 70 (6.2) | 292 (52.2) |
35–59 | 183 (10.2) | 336 (50.8) |
Level of education | ||
No education | 103 (21.7) | 115 (65.3) |
Primary | 59 (9.9) | 469 (54.7) |
Secondary | 106 (3.8) | 257 (39.8) |
Higher | 8 (1.7) | 39 (24.5) |
Residence | ||
Urban | 95 (4.2) | 298 (42.4) |
Rural | 181 (6.3) | 582 (51.3) |
Religion | ||
Christian | 112 (3.5) | 792 (47.1) |
Muslim | 74 (9.6) | 3 (35.2) |
Traditional/spiritual/no religion | 45 (27.8) | 72 (58.9) |
Other | 45 (16.6) | 13 (54.3) |
Wealth status | ||
Poorest | 105 (14.0) | 119 (55.2) |
Poorer | 67 (8.7) | 171 (54.3) |
Middle | 55 (6.6) | 202 (55.8) |
Richer | 28 (2.9) | 217 (48.4) |
Richest | 21 (1.9) | 171 (34.5) |
Occupation | ||
Not working | 12 (1.9) | – |
Professional | 10 (1.9) | 35 (33.6) |
Clerical | 0 (0.0) | 14 (27.0) |
Sales | 16 (4.0) | 52 (34.2) |
Agriculture | 169 (12.2) | 343 (51.6) |
Services | 5 (5.0) | 93 (40.3) |
Skilled | 36 (4.9) | 214 (52.8) |
Unskilled | 28 (5.1) | 129 (56.4) |
Marital status | ||
Currently not married | 104 (4.4) | 420 (46.0) |
Currently married | 144 (7.7) | 398 (48.2) |
Formerly married | 28 (19.8) | 62 (64.3) |