Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression, showing Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of cigarette smoking within the last 12 months among Axum university students, April 2012

Sex

Male

61

383

4.36(2.25,8.43)

2.60(1.17,5.76)

Female

11

301

Religion

Orthodox

45

377

Muslim

12

183

0.55(0.28,1.06)

0.76(0.34, 1.72)

Protestant

9

116

0.65(0.31,1.37)

0.80(0.32, 1.99)

Others

6

8

6.28(2.09,18.93)

7.93(1.67, 37.62)

Ethnicity

*

Tigrie

23

310

Amhara

30

202

2.00(1.13,3.54)

Oromo

13

108

1.62(0.79,3.32)

S/N/N

6

64

1.26(0.49,3.23)

Residence

*

Urban

51

399

Rural

21

285

0.58(0.34,0.98)

Marital status

**

Single

65

607

Married

3

55

0.51(0.16,1.67)

Divorced

2

12

1.56(0.34,7.11)

others

2

10

1.87(0.40,8.71)

Year of study

**

1^st

22

256

2^nd

23

224

1.20(0.65,2.20)

3^rd

23

174

1.54(0.83,2.85)

4^th

4

30

1.55(0.50,4.81)

Ever chewed khat

Yes

57

160

12.45(6.86,22.58)

4.90(2.36,9.73)

No

15

524

Ever drunk alcohol

Yes

64

197

19.79(9.31,42.01)

6.54(2.66,16.05)

No

8

487

Family smoke cigarette

*

Yes

38

142

2.03(1.21,3.41)

No

34

542

Peers smoke cigarette

Yes

69

320

26.16(8.16,83.93)

4.61(1.26,16.78)

No

3

364

Perceived health risk

**

yes

66

6

1.73(0.73,4.11)

no

591

93