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Table 1 Factors associated with current smoking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and determinants of adolescent tobacco smoking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristic

Percentage of smokers

Odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

Age (years)

  

   11–12

2.9

1.00

   13

1.8

0.7 [0.3, 1.7]

   14

2.1

0.8 [0.3, 2.1]

   15

4.7

2.0 [0.9, 4.3]

   16–17

4.8

2.1 [0.9, 4.6]

Gender

  

   Female

1.0

1.00

   Male

4.5

4.6 [2.3, 9.4]

Parental smoking status

  

   None

2.5

1.00

   One or both parents smokers

6.9

2.7 [1.3, 5.6]

Best friend smokers

  

   None

1.0

1.00

   Some

9.9

11.6 [5.8–23.1]

   Most or all

30.6

42.2 [18.8, 94.6]

Perception that smoking is harmful

  

   No

8.1

1.00

   Yes

2.5

0.3 [0.2, 0.5]