BioMed Research International

Research Article

Tobacco Use among School-Going Adolescents in Comoros: A Secondary Analysis of the 2015 Comoros Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Table 3

Prevalence of current cigarette smoking and noncigarette tobacco product use among male and female adolescents in Comoros, Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2015 ().
Characteristic n (%a)Current cigarette smokerCurrent user of noncigarette tobacco products
Total (%a)
400(14.3)		Male (%a)
246(18.5)		Female (%a)
143(9.9)		Total (%a)
145(5.8)		Male (%a)
81(6.7)		Female (%a)
64 (4.9)
Age
≤12years17(4.2)9(3.5)7(4.9)7(5.0)4(5.0)3(5.0)
13-15 years209 (53.4)121(48.9)85(61.9)66(45.4)35(43.4)31(48.6)
≥16 years161(42.5)113(47.6)45(33.2)65(49.6)37(51.7)27(46.3)
Grade
6 eme142 (33.3)97 (35.8)41 (28.5)42 (25.7)29 (31.6)12 (17.3)
5 eme87 (23.9)45 (21.6)38 (26.4)30 (21.5)15 (21.0)15 (22.3)
4 eme93 (23.1)63 (25.2)29 (20.1)29 (19.2)17 (20.5)12 (17.7)
3 eme69 (19.7)37 (17.4)32 (25.0)44 (33.6)19(26.9)25 (42.7)
Possession of average spending money/week
I have294 (73.6)178(72.5)106 (74.1)99 (67.8)56 (68.9)43 (67.2)
I do not have106 (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. .