Table 5.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression, showing Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of cigarette smoking within the last 12 months among Axum university students, April 2012
| Variables |
cigarette use within the last 12 months |
COR(95%CI) |
AOR(95%CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
61 |
383 |
4.36(2.25,8.43) |
2.60(1.17,5.76) |
| Female |
11 |
301 |
|
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
| Orthodox |
45 |
377 |
|
|
| Muslim |
12 |
183 |
0.55(0.28,1.06) |
0.76(0.34, 1.72) |
| Protestant |
9 |
116 |
0.65(0.31,1.37) |
0.80(0.32, 1.99) |
| Others |
6 |
8 |
6.28(2.09,18.93) |
7.93(1.67, 37.62) |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
* |
| Tigrie |
23 |
310 |
|
|
| Amhara |
30 |
202 |
2.00(1.13,3.54) |
|
| Oromo |
13 |
108 |
1.62(0.79,3.32) |
|
| S/N/N |
6 |
64 |
1.26(0.49,3.23) |
|
|
Residence |
|
|
|
* |
| Urban |
51 |
399 |
|
|
| Rural |
21 |
285 |
0.58(0.34,0.98) |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
** |
| Single |
65 |
607 |
|
|
| Married |
3 |
55 |
0.51(0.16,1.67) |
|
| Divorced |
2 |
12 |
1.56(0.34,7.11) |
|
| others |
2 |
10 |
1.87(0.40,8.71) |
|
|
Year of study |
|
|
|
** |
| 1st |
22 |
256 |
|
|
| 2nd |
23 |
224 |
1.20(0.65,2.20) |
|
| 3rd |
23 |
174 |
1.54(0.83,2.85) |
|
| 4th |
4 |
30 |
1.55(0.50,4.81) |
|
|
Ever chewed khat |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
57 |
160 |
12.45(6.86,22.58) |
4.90(2.36,9.73) |
| No |
15 |
524 |
|
|
|
Ever drunk alcohol |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
64 |
197 |
19.79(9.31,42.01) |
6.54(2.66,16.05) |
| No |
8 |
487 |
|
|
|
Family smoke cigarette |
|
|
|
* |
| Yes |
38 |
142 |
2.03(1.21,3.41) |
|
| No |
34 |
542 |
|
|
|
Peers smoke cigarette |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
69 |
320 |
26.16(8.16,83.93) |
4.61(1.26,16.78) |
| No |
3 |
364 |
|
|
|
Perceived health risk |
|
|
|
** |
| yes |
66 |
6 |
1.73(0.73,4.11) |
|
| no | 591 | 93 | ||
** Variables which were not significant in the bivariate analysis.
* Variables which were not significant in the multivariate analysis.