Table 3.
Prevalence of current cigarette smoking and noncigarette tobacco product use among male and female adolescents in Comoros, Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2015 (N = 2,810).
| Characteristic n (%a) | Current cigarette smoker | Current user of noncigarette tobacco products | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n (%a) 400(14.3) |
Male n (%a) 246(18.5) |
Female n (%a) 143(9.9) |
Total n (%a) 145(5.8) |
Male n (%a) 81(6.7) |
Female n (%a) 64 (4.9) |
|
| Age | ||||||
| ≤12years | 17(4.2) | 9(3.5) | 7(4.9) | 7(5.0) | 4(5.0) | 3(5.0) |
| 13-15 years | 209 (53.4) | 121(48.9) | 85(61.9) | 66(45.4) | 35(43.4) | 31(48.6) |
| ≥16 years | 161(42.5) | 113(47.6) | 45(33.2) | 65(49.6) | 37(51.7) | 27(46.3) |
| Grade | ||||||
| 6 eme | 142 (33.3) | 97 (35.8) | 41 (28.5) | 42 (25.7) | 29 (31.6) | 12 (17.3) |
| 5 eme | 87 (23.9) | 45 (21.6) | 38 (26.4) | 30 (21.5) | 15 (21.0) | 15 (22.3) |
| 4 eme | 93 (23.1) | 63 (25.2) | 29 (20.1) | 29 (19.2) | 17 (20.5) | 12 (17.7) |
| 3 eme | 69 (19.7) | 37 (17.4) | 32 (25.0) | 44 (33.6) | 19(26.9) | 25 (42.7) |
| Possession of average spending money/week | ||||||
| I have | 294 (73.6) | 178(72.5) | 106 (74.1) | 99 (67.8) | 56 (68.9) | 43 (67.2) |
| I do not have | 106 (26.4) | 68 (27.5) | 37 (25.9) | 47 (32.2) | 25 (31.1) | 21 (32.8) |
| Parental smoke (yes) | 145 (38.1) | 85 (36.1) | 53 (39.1) | 38 (26.9) | 18 (22.8) | 20 (32.2) |
| SHS exposure inside home (yes) | 238(60.1) | 153(63.3) | 82(57.1) | 57(39.4) | 36(45.1) | 21(32.4) |
| SHS exposure outside home (yes) | 305(78.2) | 196(81.0) | 101(72.7) | 102(70.3) | 59(73.0) | 42(66.3) |
| Exposure to smoking media messages (yes) | 203(52.9) | 131(55.9) | 68(48.9) | 65(47.2) | 37(48.9) | 27(44.5) |
| Exposure to antismoking media messages (yes) | 240(64.9) | 154(67.4) | 78(59.2) | 75(55.5) | 44(58.9) | 30(50.6) |
| Exposure to tobacco industry promotion (yes) | 142(43.4) | 93(44.4) | 45(40.3) | 49(40.5) | 30(43.8) | 19(36.2) |
| Knowledge about harmful effects of SHS(yes) | 260(68.0) | 166(70.1) | 86(63.7) | 90(62.4) | 47(59.5) | 42(65.7) |
| School antismoking education (yes) | 119(31.8) | 76(32.3) | 40(30.3) | 51(37.4) | 29(38.4) | 22(36.2) |
| Favour toward smoking ban (yes) | 284(76.6) | 185(79.4) | 92(72.0) | 111(78.6) | 64(81.8) | 46(74.1) |
aWeighted percentage. SHS: secondhand smoke. n = Unweighted count.