Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and population attributable fractions (PAFs) of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) for hospital admissions with pneumonia among children aged <5 years
Unadjusted ORAdjusted OR*PAF (%)
(95% CI)p Value(95% CI)p Value(95% CI)
ETS exposure
    Yes1.81 (1.48 to 2.21)<0.0011.55 (1.25 to 1.92)<0.00128.7 (15.2 to 40.0)
    No11
Number of smokers in household
    ⩾21.64 (1.27 to 2.11)<0.0011.43 (1.08 to 1.89)0.01215.2 (2.8 to 26.0)
    11.87 (1.52 to 2.30)<0.0011.59 (1.27 to 1.98)<0.00128.2 (17.5 to 37.5)
    011
Type of smoker
    Parental smoking1.88 (1.53 to 2.31)<0.0011.53 (1.21 to 1.93)<0.00126.5 (12.6 to 38.1)
    Other than parental smoking1.61 (1.25 to 2.07)<0.0011.58 (1.21 to 2.08)0.00118.5 (7.0 to 28.6)
    No11
  • *Adjusted for sex, age (months), have siblings, wealth level, water source, father’s educational level and area, which was selected by backward stepwise selection.