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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with cigarette smoking among college students in Douala

From: Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking among college students: a cross-sectional study in Douala, Cameroon

Variables

Cigarette smoking (n = 293)

aOR (95 % CI)

P-value

Gender

   

 Male

209 (20 %)

3.61 (2.52 – 5.16)

0.000

 Female

84 (5.3 %)

Age, per year increase

-

1.10 (1.03 – 1.17)

0.002

Type of education

   

 General school

239 (12.8 %)

1.85 (1.23 – 2.78)

0.003

 Technical school

54 (7.2 %)

Number class repeated, increase

-

1.04 (0.0.87 – 1.25)

0.62

Parental smoking

   

 Yes

85 (25.4 %)

1.69 (1.04 – 2.76)

0.03

 No

208 (9.1 %)

Family smoking

   

 Yes

133 (18.8 %)

1.48 (0.97 – 2.26)

0.06

 No

160 (8.3 %)

Friends smoking

   

 Yes

242 (31.6 %)

6.66 (4.69 – 9.45)

0.000

 No

51 (2.7 %)