Table 5

Bivariate and adjusted ORs for dichotomous outcomes and recall of pictorial health warning labels (HWLs) and the media campaign

Independent variablesHWLs made you stop when about to smokeKnowledge of toll-free quitlineAttempted to quit since pictorial HWL launch
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Bivariate model
 No exposure (Ref.)111
 Pictorial HWL only2.46** (1.31 to 4.64)1.98** (1.26 to 3.10)3.20** (1.45 to 7.06)
 Campaign only2.29** (1.38 to 3.80)2.29*** (1.43 to 3.69)1.56 (0.73 to 3.34)
 Pictorial HWL and campaign2.62*** (1.65 to 4.17)3.34*** (2.22 to 5.04)1.53 (0.73 to 3.19)
Adjusted model
 No exposure (Ref.)111
 Pictorial HWL only2.55** (1.43 to 4.57)1.75* (1.14 to 2.68)4.23*** (2.05 to 8.69)
 Campaign only2.13** (1.23 to 3.69)2.23** (1.37 to 3.61)1.85 (0.810 to 4.21)
 Pictorial HWL and campaign2.51** (1.46 to 4.31)3.12*** (2.04 to 4.77)1.63 (0.75 to 3.54)
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

  • Coefficients adjust for age, sex, monthly income, education, civil status, smoking intensity, intention to quit and exposure to both pictorial HWLs and campaign.