Table 4

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

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]


Rudatsikira et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:176   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-176

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