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. 2020 Mar 3;18:13. doi: 10.18332/tid/117959

Table 2.

Predictors of current cigarette smoking among adolescents in secondary schools in Enugu State

Variables Crude Adjusted

OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Geographical location
Urban 1 1
Rural 1.77 1.24–2.51 0.002 1.23 0.86–1.77 0.264
Age (years) 1
10–12 1
13–15 0.96 0.70–1.33 0.805 0.76 0.54–1.07 0.117
16–19 1.26 0.88–1.80 0.216 0.75 0.51–1.11 0.15
Sex
Female 0.6 0.49–0.74 <0.001 0.73 0.59–0.91 0.005
Male 1 1
Weekly spending money (NGN)
None 1 1
≤100 1.25 1.01–1.55 0.043 1.1 0.88–1.39 0.405
>100 2.13 1.67–2.71 <0.001 1.67 1.29–2.17 <0.001
Parents’ work status
None 1 1
One parent 0.89 0.62–1.26 0.499 0.95 0.65–1.41 0.815
Both parents 0.5 0.35–0.70 <0.001 0.58 0.39–0.86 0.006
Parents live together
Yes 1 1
No 1.59 1.26–2.01 0<0.001 1.26 0.97–1.63 0.08
Father’s SES
Low 1 1
High 0.94 0.76–1.17 0.58 0.77 0.55–1.06 0.111
Exposure to secondhand smoke
Yes 2.44 1.98–3.01 <0.001 2.01 1.59–2.54 <0.001
No 1 1
Exposure to anti-tobacco messages
Yes 1 1
No 1.32 1.04–1.68 0.023 1.12 0.84–1.48 0.438
Taught about tobacco in school
Yes 0.73 0.60–0.88 0.001 0.59 0.47–0.75 <0.001
No 1 1
Exposed to tobacco advertisements
Yes 1.72 1.37–2.16 <0.001 1.39 1.07–1.80 0.013
No 1 1
Have smoking parents
None 1 1
One parent 2.73 2.08–3.60 <0.001 1.51 1.10–2.08 0.01
Both parents 3.9 2.57–5.91 <0.001 2.26 1.43–3.57 <0.001
Have smoking friends
None 1 1
Some 3.33 2.61–4.24 <0.001 2.06 1.56–2.71 <0.001
Most 6.08 3.71–9.96 <0.001 3.39 1.96–5.86 <0.001
All 19.75 11.41–34.18 <0.001 7.08 3.85–13.04 <0.001
Have smoking classmates
None 1 1
Some 2.16 1.70–2.73 <0.001 1.3 0.99–1.70 0.056
Most 3.76 2.55–5.53 <0.001 1.49 0.95–2.34 0.081
All 13.75 7.62–24.83 <0.001 4.56 2.31–9.00 <0.001
Sale of cigarettes near school
Yes 2.49 1.98–3.13 <0.001 1.79 1.39–2.31 <0.001
No 1 1
Interaction between father’s SES and school location
Yes 1.86 1.17–2.94 0.008
No 1

Null model variance (SE) = 0.356 (0.095). Full model variance (SE) = 0.225 (0.07). NGN: Nigerian Naira, 100 NGN about 0.27 US$.