Use of Alternative Tobacco Products in Multiethnic Youth from Jujuy, Argentina
Table 3
Predictors of lifetime alternative tobacco product use. Youth 12 to 17 years of age, Jujuy, Argentina, 200.
Tobacco Leaf
Hand-rolled Cigarettes
Cigars
Pipe
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
Youth Demographic Factors
Sex
Boys versus Girls
1.3 (0.9–2.0)
0.9 (0.7–1.1)
1.0 (0.8–1.3)
3.1 (1.1–8.8)*
Indigenous Language Spoken in the Family
Yes versus No
1.1 (0.7–1.8)
1.4 (1.1–1.9)*
1.2 (0.8–1.7)
2.2 (1.5–3.4)*
Ever Worked in Tobacco Sale
Yes versus No
2.9 (1.7–4.9)*
1.4 (1.1–1.8)*
1.0 (0.6–1.8)
0.7 (0.3–1.6)
Employment Status
Govt. assistance versus Employed/retired
1.4 (0.7–2.9)
1.0 (0.8–1.3)
0.9 (0.7–1.3)
0.5 (0.2–1.0)
Unemployed versus Employed/retired
0.9 (0.2–3.6)
1.0 (0.6–1.8)
0.8 (0.3–1.9)
0.9 (0.3–2.7)
School Characteristics
Type
Public versus Private
1.6 (0.6–4.3)
0.9 (0.6–1.3)
0.8 (0.5–1.6)
1.0 (0.2–4.6)
Location
Small town versus Urban
0.7 (0.5–1.0)
1.3 (1.0–1.5)
0.7 (0.5–1.0)
0.7 (0.4–1.5)
Rural versus Urban
0.6 (0.3–1.1)
1.0 (0.6–1.5)
1.1 (0.6–2.0)
0.3 (0.1–1.0)*
Shift
Day versus Afternoon
1.6 (0.7–3.3)
1.26 (1.0–1.6)
1.3 (0.9–1.9)
1.2 (0.5–2.6)
Day versus Night
4.3 (1.6–12.0)
1.2 (0.9–1.7)
1.3 (0.7–2.3)
1.5 (0.4–5.6)
Afternoon versus Night
2.8 (0.7℃11.7)
1.0 (0.7–1.3)
1.0 (0.6–1.7)
1.3 (0.5–3.8)
Youth Psychosocial Risk Factors
Household
2 Parents versus 1
1.3 (0.7–2.3)
0.8 (0.7–0.9)
0.9 (0.6–1.2)
1.4 (0.7–2.9)
Adult Smoker at Home
1.1 (0.6–1.9)
1.1 (0.9–1.4)
1.1 (0.7–1.6)
0.8 (0.4–1.6)
Friends Who Smoke
1–4 versus 0
0.7 (0.3–1.5)
1.2 (0.8–1.8)
0.7 (0.5–1.1)
1.9 (0.7–4.6)
5+ versus 0
1.3 (0.7–2.5)
1.2 (0.8–1.8)
1.5 (0.9–2.5)
2.1 (0.8–5.9)
5+ versus 1–4
1.8 (1.0–3.2)*
1.0 (0.9–1.2)
2.1 (1.5–2.9)*
1.2 (0.8–1.7)
Repeated a Grade
0.9 (0.5–1.6)
1.1 (1.0–1.3)
1.1 (0.8–1.5)
1.2 (0.8–1.9)
Thrill Seeking Orientation
1.1 (0.6–2.0)
1.3 (1.1–1.6)
1.5 (1.1–2.0)*
3.7 (1.8–7.4)*
Depressive Symptoms
1.0 (0.6–1.8)
1.1 (0.9–1.5)
1.2 (0.9–1.7)
1.3 (0.7–2.3)
Current Drinker
1.4 (0.6–3.5)
1.2 (0.9–1.6)
1.5 (1.1–2.1)*
2.8 (1.3–6.2)*
Controlling for ever smoking, youth’s age, ethnicity, currently working, ever working in tobacco production, parent occupation and employment status, and type of school.