Table 3.
Multivariate analysis of current smoking and associated factors
| Characteristics |
Female |
Male |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI)a | p value | OR (95 % CI)a | p value | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≤ 14 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| 15–17 |
1.52 (0.85–2.71) |
0.149 |
1.33 (0.91–1.94) |
0.130 |
| Family discussed about harmful effects of smoking | ||||
| Yes |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| No |
1.56 (0.84–2.89) |
0.152 |
1.37 (1.04–1.80) |
0.025 |
| Frequency of anti-smoking messages seen on media | ||||
| A lot |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| A few |
1.45 (0.75–2.79) |
0.266 |
1.86 (1.31–2.64) |
<0.001 |
| None |
2.89 (1.58–5.28) |
<0.001 |
1.32 (0.91–1.88) |
0.134 |
| Frequency of anti-smoking messages seen at social gatherings | ||||
| A lot |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Sometimes |
1.34 (0.67–2.66) |
0.401 |
0.78 (0.56–1.09) |
0.151 |
| Never |
0.42 (0.19–0.91) |
0.028 |
0.45 (0.27–0.72) |
0.001 |
| I never go |
0.27 (0.07–0.97) |
0.044 |
0.42 (0.27–0.62) |
<0.001 |
| Taught dangers of smoking at school | ||||
| Yes |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| No |
2.00 (0.95–4.21) |
0.066 |
1.89 (1.44–2.48) |
<0.001 |
| Not sure |
1.07 (0.39–2.91) |
0.895 |
1.65 (1.08–2.52) |
0.020 |
| When was last discussed about smoking and health as part of a lesson |
|
|||
| This term |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Previous terms |
1.41 (0.87–2.26) |
0.156 |
1.66 (1.23–2.26) |
0.001 |
| Never | 0.50 (0.27–0.93) | 0.028 | 0.74 (0.54–1.01) | 0.063 |
aMultivariate models adjusted for age, family discussed about harmful effects of smoking, anti-smoking messages seen on media, anti-smoking messages seen at social gatherings, taught dangers of smoking at school, and discussion about smoking and health as part of a lesson. OR odds ratio (adjusted), CI confidence interval.