Research Article

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

Table 4

Determinants of current cigarette smoking and noncigarette tobacco product use among male and female school-going adolescents. Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2015 ().

Characteristics %aVariablesCurrent cigarette smokerCurrent user of noncigarette tobacco products
Total AOR (95% CI)Male AOR (95% CI)Female AOR (95% CI)Total AOR (95% CI)Male AOR (95% CI)Female AOR (95% CI)

SexMale2.24(1.39-3.63)1.24(0.82-1.86)
Female11

Age≤12years111111
13-15 years3.11 (1.53-6.35)4.44 (1.69-11.65)1.92 (0.85-4.34)1.04 (0.34-3.16)0.79 (0.14-4.35)1.28 (0.41-3.99)
≥16 years4.89 (2.56-9.37)8.83 (3.36-23.21)2.34 (0.91-6.03)1.84 (0.64-5.32)1.64 (0.28-9.45)2.13 (0.87-5.26)

Grade6 eme2.41 (1.36-4.27)3.56 (1.26-10.06)1.47 (0.59-3.63)0.85 (0.49-1.48)1.32 (0.71-2.43)0.57 (0.22-1.48)
5 eme1.22 (0.78-1.90)1.01 (0.50-2.05)1.60 (0.61-4.20)0.72 (0.43-1.22)0.68 (0.25-1.82)0.80 (0.38-1.70)
4 eme1.46 (0.81-2.62)1.70 (0.84-3.45)1.16 (0.40-3.31)0.62 (0.38-1.00)0.72 (0.32-1.65)0.52 (0.25-1.09)
3 eme11111

Possession of average spending money/weekI have0.89 (0.62-1.26)0.85 (0.57-1.270.96 (0.61-1.49)0.83 (0.62-1.12)0.66 (0.37-1.17)1.14 (0.67-1.95)
I do not have111111

Parental smokeYes1.20 (0.78-1.87)0.95 (0.58-1.54)1.70 (0.77-3.76)0.92 (0.40-2.11)0.69 (0.23-2.06)1.22 (0.52-2.86)
No111111

SHS exposure inside homeYes3.88 (2.84-5.31)4.90 (3.95-6.08)2.89 (1.35-6.19)1.47 (0.87-2.48)1.98 (0.94-4.20)0.97 (0.47-2.02)
No111111

SHS exposure outside homeYes1.49 (1.08-2.03)1.72 (1.20-2.46)1.13 (0.60-2.13)1.45 (0.87-2.43)1.46 (0.89-2.41)1.42 (0.52-3.88)
No111111

Exposure to smoking media messagesYes0.74 (0.48-1.14)0.59 (0.24-1.48)1.21 (0.43-3.41)0.69 (0.37-1.27)0.68 (0.34-1.37)0.77 (0.14-4.09)
No111111

Exposure to antismoking media messagesYes11111
No0.65 (0.47-0.90)0.53 (0.24-1.48)0.96 (0.33-2.81)0.80 (0.41-1.54)0.64 (0.32-1.29)1.09 (0.23-5.26)

Exposure to tobacco industry promotionYes2.90 (2.21-3.80)2.66 (1.86-3.82)3.44 (1.92-6.17)2.58 (1.54-4.32)2.58 (1.39-4.78)2.54 (1.24-5.22)
No111111

Knowledge about harmful effects of smoking and SHSYes111111
No1.12 (0.83-1.52)1.04 (0.68-1.60)1.37 (0.80-2.36)1.36 (0.85-2.19)1.75 (1.03-2.99)1.03 (0.52-2.05)

School antismoking educationYes111111
No0.97 (0.76-1.22)1.04 (0.68-1.59)0.84 (0.55-1.29)0.52 (0.32-0.85)0.51 (0.29-0.88)0.56 (0.23-1.44)

Favour toward smoking banYes111111
No1.16 (0.80-1.67)0.99 (0.65-1.52)1.58 (0.81-3.08)0.90 (0.56-1.45)0.68 (0.26-1.78)1.26 (0.90-1.77)

SHS: secondhand smoke. .