Research Article
Tobacco Use and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Public Health Students in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Table 2
Prevalence of tobacco use (n = 386).
| | Characteristics | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) |
| | Ever tried/experimented with cigarette smoking | | Ever tried | 116 (75.3) | 38 (24.7) | 154 (39.9) | | Never tried | 75 (31.9) | 158 (68.1) | 232 (60.1) |
| | Respondent’s age when initiated smoking | | ≤10 years | 15 (54.6) | 7 (45.4) | 22 (8.4) | | 11–19 years | 80 (77.9) | 25 (22.1) | 105 (62.2) | | ≥20 years | 32 (63.7) | 16 (36.3) | 48 (25.4) |
| | Current smoking status | | Current smoker | 61 (93.8) | 4 (6.2) | 65 (16.8) | | Current nonsmoker | 128 (39) | 193 (60.1) | 321 (83.2) |
| | Ever tried other tobacco products | | Ever tried | 74 (66.7) | 37 (33.3) | 111 (28.8) | | Never tried | 115 (41.8) | 160 (58.2) | 275 (71.2%) |
| | Currently using other tobacco products | | Current user | 33 (73.3) | 12 (26.7) | 45 (11.7) | | Current nonuser | 156 (45.7) | 185 (54.3) | 341 (88.3) | | Total | 189 (100) | 197 (100) | 386 (100) |
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