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Univariate analysis of factors associated with smoking among male college students in Karachi, Pakistan. |
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| Characteristics |
Smoking status |
Crude OR |
95% C.I for OR |
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| Non-smoker n = 437 |
Smoker n = 139 |
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| Type of school |
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| Private |
232 (53.1) |
59 (42.4) |
1.0 |
- |
| Government |
205 (46.9) |
80 (57.1) |
1.5 |
(1.0–2.2) |
| Age of the respondent: |
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| Average age of respondent (S.E) |
17.5 (1.3) |
18.1 (1.8) |
1.3 |
(1.1 – 1.5) |
| Father's education level |
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| No formal schooling |
205 |
78 |
1.7 |
(0.9 – 3.2) |
| Primary (1–5) |
97 |
30 |
1.4 |
(0.7 – 2.7) |
| Middle (6–8) |
34 |
8 |
1.1 |
(0.4 – 2.7) |
| Matric (9–10) |
22 |
6 |
1.2 |
(0.4 – 3.5) |
| Intermediate & above (11 onwards) |
79 |
17 |
1.0 |
- |
| Mother's occupation |
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| Not working |
416 |
135 |
1 |
- |
| Working |
21 |
4 |
1.7 |
(0.5 – 5.0) |
| Area of Residence |
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| Gadap |
47 |
16 |
1.02 |
(0.5 – 2.1) |
| Bin-Qasim |
241 |
77 |
0.959 |
(0.5 – 1.5) |
| Malir |
62 |
17 |
0.823 |
(0.4 – 1.6) |
| Other |
87 |
29 |
1.0 |
- |
| Uncle smoking |
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| No |
316(72.3) |
89(64.0) |
1.0 |
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| Yes |
121(27.7) |
50(36.0) |
1.5 |
(0.9–2.1) |
| Grant parent smoking |
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| No |
414(94.7) |
127(91.4) |
1.0 |
- |
| Yes |
23(5.3) |
12(8.6) |
1.7 |
(0.8–3.5) |
| Friends smoking |
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| No |
293(67.0) |
38(27.3) |
1.0 |
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| yes |
144(33.0) |
101(72.7) |
5.4 |
(3.5–8.2) |
| Read Books |
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| Yes |
275(62.9) |
76(54.7) |
1.0 |
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| No |
162(37.1) |
63(45.3) |
1.4 |
(0.9–2.1) |
| Play Games |
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| Yes |
264(60.4) |
73(52.5) |
1.0 |
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| No |
173(39.6) |
66(47.5) |
1.4 |
(0.9–2.0) |
| Access computer in leisure time |
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| Yes |
417(95.4) |
124(89.2) |
1.0 |
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| No |
20(4.6) |
15(10.8) |
2.5 |
(1.2–5.1) |
| Watch tobacco promotion adds on electronic media |
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| No |
232(53.1) |
54(38.8) |
1.0 |
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| Yes |
205(46.9) |
85(61.2) |
1.8 |
(1.2–2.6) |
Rozi et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:312 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-312 |
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