Table 2 Current use of smokeless tobacco (chewing, sniff or dip) by age, gender, current cigarette smoking, perception that tobacco use is harmful to health, and having seen tobacco advertisement in last 30 days among Congolese adolescents in 2006
From: Current use of smokeless tobacco among adolescents in the Republic of Congo
Characteristic | *OR [95% CI] | *AOR [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â |
   ≤12 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   13 | 0.59 [0.44, 0.78] | 0.71 [0.48, 1.12] |
   14 | 0.50 [0.37, 0.67] | 0.61 0.40, 1.03] |
   15 | 0.76 [0.59, 0.94] | 0.75 [0.50, 1.12] |
   16-17 | 0.64 [0.50, 0.82] | 0.68 [0.47, 1.01] |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Female | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Male | 0.92 [0.77, 1.14] | 0.85 [0.62, 1.08] |
Current cigarette smoking | Â | Â |
   No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Yes | 9.00 [7.01, 11.55] | 6.65 [4.84, 9.14] |
Parental smoking status | Â | Â |
   None | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   One or both parents were smokers | 3.52 [2.92, 4.23] | 1.98 [1.51, 2.59] |
Best friend smoking status | Â | Â |
   None | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Some | 3.52 [2.46, 5.04] | 1.82 [1.41, 2.69] |
   Most or all | 3.67 [3.00, 4.50] | 2.02 [1.49, 2.47] |
Perception that tobacco use is harmful | Â | Â |
   No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Yes | 0.61 [0.52, 0.74] | 0.60 [0.46, 0.78] |
Seen tobacco advertisement on TV, billboards and in newspapers/magazines in last 30 days | Â | Â |
   No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   Yes | 2.34 [1.46, 3.77] | 1.95 [1.34, 3.08] |