Table 3.
Logistic regression results of the association between sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics with different patterns of nicotine/tobacco use
| Variables | Exclusive cigarette vs not any product use OR (95% CI) | Waterpipe and or/e-cigarette use vs not any product use OR (95% CI) | Cigarette and other product users vs not any product use OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male (ref) | |||
| Female | 0.97 (0.64–1.47) | 0.99 (0.71–1.38) | 0.99 (0.60–1.65) | |
| School grade | 7th, Primary | |||
| 8th, Primary | 1.64 (0.88–3.06) | 0.72 (0.48–1.07) | 1.69 (0.73–3.89) | |
| 1st, Secondary | 3.06 (1.64–5.74)** | 0.88 (0.56–1.39) | 4.88 (2.15–11.07)** | |
| Pocket money | No pocket money (ref) | |||
| ≤1000 RSD | 1.72 (0.48–6.14) | 0.88 (0.43–1.83) | 2.62 (0.32–21.10) | |
| >1000 RSD | 2.39 (0.66–8.68) | 2.34 (1.12–4.91)* | 5.92 (0.73–48.17) | |
| Father smoking at home | Never(ref) | |||
| Sometimes/about every day | 1.03 (0.67–1.58) | 1.39 (0.98–1.98) | 0.77 (0.45–1.33) | |
| Mother smoking at home | Never(ref) | |||
| Sometimes/about every day | 1.04 (0.68–1.60) | 1.01 (0.71–1.44) | 1.57 (0.91–2.72) | |
| Siblings smoking at home | Never(ref) | |||
| Sometimes/about every day | 2.45 (1.54–3.87)** | 0.88 (0.55–1.44) | 2.31 (1.30–4.12)* | |
| Number of smokers among closest friends | None (ref) | |||
| Some | 5.98 (2.62–13.64)** | 1.76 (1.20–2.59)* | 11.6 (2.71–49.66)** | |
| Majority (about half and more of them) | 33.2 (14.52–75.90)** | 2.57 (1.56 –4.25)** | 52.37 (12.28–223.223)** | |
| Think tobacco is harmful to their health | Yes (ref) | |||
| No | 1.10 (0.49–2.47) | 2.90 (1.61–5.24)** | 2.90 (1.29–6.52)* | |
| Smoking helps feel comfortable at social events | No difference (ref) | |||
| Less comfortable | 1.68 (0.83–3.42) | 1.36 (0.81–2.29) | 1.21 (0.45–3.27) | |
| More comfortable | 1.74 (1.08–2.82)* | 1.34 (0.91–1.97) | 1.74 (0.96–3.16) | |
| Hard to quit once someone starts smoking | Yes (ref) | |||
| No | 1.65 (1.03–2.64)* | 0.83 (0.54–1.29) | 2.25 (1.29–3.92)* | |
| Saw anti-tobacco message | Yes (ref) | |||
| No | 0.72 (0.48–1.07) | 1.16 (0.83–1.62) | 0.87 (0.52–1.45) | |
| Being taught in school about harmful effects of smoking | Yes (ref) | |||
| No | 0.97 (0.63–1.48) | 1.23 (0.87–1.72) | 0.94 (0.56–1.57) | |
| Exposed to point of sale marketing | No (ref) | |||
| sale marketing | 1.82 (1.22–2.73)* | 1.64 (1.18–2.28)* | 3.40 (1.99–5.80)** | |
| Having tobacco industry item | No (ref) | |||
| 1.59 (0.93–2.74) | 2.03 (1.30–3.19)* | 2.80 (1.58–4.96)** | ||
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.001.
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