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Table 3 Determinants of current use of any tobacco products among school going adolescents in 22 African Countries using the 2013-2018 Global Youth Tobacco Surveys

From: Prevalence and correlates of current tobacco use and non-user susceptibility to using tobacco products among school-going adolescents in 22 African countries: a secondary analysis of the 2013-2018 global youth tobacco surveys

 

Current use of any tobacco Products AOR (95%CI)

Total

Male OR (95%CI)

Female OR (95%CI)

Sex

 Male

1.93(1.61-2.32)

  

 Female

1

  

Age

  ≤ 12 years

1

1

1

 13-15 years

1.02(0.74-1.41)

0.79(0. .58-1.07)

1.17(0.75-1.83)

  ≥ 16 years

1.37(1.01-1.86)

1.19(0.87-1.63)

1.35(0.86-2.11)

Disposable Income

 Yes

1.02(0.90-1.16)

1.06(0.90-1.25)

0.94(0.77-1.16)

 No

1

1

1

Exposure to SHS at home

 Yes

1.98(1.69-2.32)

2.43(2.03-2.91)

1.59(1.25-2.02)

 No

1

1

1

Exposure to SHS outside home

 Yes

1.37(1.13-1.65)

1.33(1.03-1.71)

1.33(1.02-1.74)

 No

1

1

1

Knowledge about harmful effects of SHS

 Yes

1

1

1

 No

1.44(1.20-1.74)

1.45(1.15-1.84)

1.29(1.04-1.62)

Exposed to tobacco industry promotion

 Yes

3.05(2.68-3.47)

2.87(2.43-3.38)

3.32(2.68-4.12)

 No

1

1

1

Favour banning smoking in enclosed places

 Yes

1

1

1

 No

1.32(1.08-1.60)

1.43(1.10-1.86)

1.07(0.88-1.30)

Antismoking media messages

 Yes

1

1

1

 No

1.04(0. .90-1.19)

1.04(0.88-1.23)

1.02(0.80-1.30)

Antismoking school education

 Yes

1

1

1

 No

1.11(0.94-1.31)

1.06(0.90-1.25)

1.18(0.90-1.56)

Countries

 Morocco

1

1

1

 Algeria

1.50(1.16-1.94)

2.33(1.67-3.24)

0.60(0.41-0.86)

 Cameroon

1.34(0.10-1.81)

1.34(0.90-1.99)

1.37(0.96-1.98)

 Comoros

1.59(1.1-2.14)

1.49(1.04-2.14)

1.74(1.17-2.59)

 Djibouti

2.19(1.59-3.03)

1.99(1.37-2.90)

2.62(1.70-4.02)

 Egypt

1.79(1.17-2.73)

2.46(1.52-4.01)

1.10(0.48-2.55)

 Gabon

1.57(1.21-2.04)

1.53(1.08-2.18)

1.60(1.08-2.37)

 Gambia

1.68(1.31-2.16)

1.98(1.45-2.71)

1.34(0.96-1.88)

 Ghana

1.64(1.2-2.18)

1.40(0.98-2.00)

2.05(1.41-3.00)

 Kenya

1.16(0.85-1.58)

1.12(0.74-1.67)

1.29(0.87-1.92)

 Madagascar

2.59(1.80-3.72)

2.79(1.89-4.12)

2.15(1.34-3.43)

 Mauritania

2.73(1.92-3.89)

2.25(1.41-3.58)

3.46(2.38-5.015)

 Mauritius

2.47(1.84-3.32)

3.18(2.19-4.60)

1.71(1.13-2.60)

 Mozambique

1.42(1.08-1.88)

1.12(0.80-1.56)

1.97(1.40-2.78)

 Senegal

1.37(0.98-1.90)

1.44(0.92-2.26)

1.35(0.91-2.00)

 Seychelles

2.53(1.94-3.30)

2.39(1.72-3.33)

2.65(1.88-3.74)

 Sierra Leone

1.49(1.05-2.11)

1.43(0.95-2.15)

1.58(1.03-2.40)

 Tanzania

1.18(0.91-1.55)

1.04(0.74-1.45)

1.40(1.04-1.90)

 Togo

1.18(0.89-1.58)

1.24(0.88-1.76)

1.03(0.72-1.48)

 Tunisia

1.10(0.85-1.43)

1.51(1.80-2.11)

0.55(0.37-0.81)

 Uganda

2.08(1.58-2.73)

1.72(1.20-2.46)

2.64(1.70-4.09)

 Zimbabwe

2.99(2.05-4.36)

2.28(1.41-3.68)

3.96(2.60-6.03)

  1. SHS Secondhand Smoke, AOR Adjusted Odd Ratios, OR Odd Ratios