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Table 3 Factors associated with susceptibility to smoking among the high school students from Nekemte western Ethiopia

From: Susceptibility to cigarette smoking and associated factors among high school students in western Ethiopia

 

Crude

Adjusted

P-value

OR

P-value

OR

Age

.009

1.18 (1.04, 1.35)

.096

1.14 (.98, 1.33)

Pocket money

.000

1.43 (1.25, 1.64)

.000

1.38 (1.18, 1.62)

Family smoked

 None

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Sibling

.007

2.98 (1.36, 6.56)

.317

1.59 (.64, 3.98)

 Father

.000

4.25 (2.12, 8.51)

.012

2.76 (1.26, 6.09)

 Mother

.009

7.56 (1.67, 34.16)

.825

1.24 (.18, 8.62)

Friends smoked

 None

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Some

.000

3.29 (2.20, 4.92)

.000

2.35 (1.50, 3.69)

 Most or all smoking

.000

10.51 (5.02, 21.98)

.003

3.73 (1.57, 8.90)

Think that boys who smoke have more friends

 Yes

.000

1.96 (1.39, 2.76)

.229

1.303 (.85, 2.01)

 No

Ref.

1.00

  

Think that like girls who smoke had more friends

 Yes

.001

1.85 (1.29, 2.63)

.260

1.29 (.83, 2.03)

 No

Ref.

 

1.00

 

Think that boys who smoke are attractive

 Yes

.000

4.37 (2.81, 6.79)

.007

2.26 (1.24, 4.09)

 No

Ref.

 

1.00

 

Think girls who smoke are attractive

 Yes

.000

3.86 (2.36, 6.31)

.773

1.11 (.56, 2.18)

 No

Ref.

 

1.00

 

Think that tobacco smoking is harmful to health

 Yes

.011

.55 (.35, .87)

.482

.825 (.48, 1.41)

 No

Ref.

 

1.00

 

Think people can get addicted to tobacco smoking

 Yes

.000

.43 (.28, .67)

.003

.47 (.29, .78)

 No

Ref.

 

1.00

 

Smoking cigarettes makes young people look cool

 Yes

.000

2.03 (1.44, 2.86)

.047

1.47 (1.01, 2.17)

 No

Ref.

 

1.00

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