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Table 4 Factors associated with current smoking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in Multivariate analysis

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

Characteristics

Odds ratios (OR) [95% CI]

Age (years)

 

   11–12

1.00

   13

0.6 [0.2, 2.3]

   14

0.6 [0.2, 2.3]

   15

2.5 [0.9, 7.3]

   16–17

0.8 [0.7, 4.8]

Gender

 

   Female

1.00

   Male

3.6 [1.4, 8.8]

Parents smoking

 

   None

1.00

   One or both parents smokers

1.0 [0.3, 3.2]

Friends smoking

 

   None

1.00

   Some

9.0 [4.0, 20.3]

   Most or all

33.3 [11.6, 95.6]

Smoking harmful

 

   Yes

1.00

   No

1.6 [0.6, 4.2]