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Table 3 Binary logistic regression analysis to show factors associated with tobacco use among Ethiopian adults, 2011

From: Tobacco use and associated factors among adults in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Variables

Crude OR with 95 % CI

AOR with 95 % CI

Occupation type

  

Not working

1.00

1.00

Professional

3.0(1.88–4.65)**

0.49(0.29–0.85)*

Clerical

6.2(3.85–10.01)**

1.3(0.73–2.48)

Sales

3.7(2.84–4.91)**

1.6(1.18–2.24)*

Agricultural

6.0(4.78–7.61)**

1.0(0.74–1.37)

Service

6.6(4.03–10.65)**

1.7(0.99–3.09)

Skilled

4.9(3.60–6.54)**

1.7(1.21–2.50)*

Unskilled

10.2(6.72–15.39)**

3.8(2.27–6.23)**

Administrative regions

  

Tigray

1.00

1.00

Afar

23.4(12.82–42.74)**

12.2(6.22–24.09)**

Amhara

2.0(1.15–3.32)*

1.5(0.88–2.68)

Oromiya

7.0(4.24–11.67)**

4.1(2.36–6.98)**

Somali

18.1 [10.40–31.54]**

7.3(3.93–13.48)**

Benishangul-gumuz

13.0(6.97–24.27)**

8.5(4.28–16.98)**

SNNPR

5.7(3.42–9.58)**

3.6(2.02–6.27)**

Gambella

25.4(12.94–49.98)**

27.6(12.83–59.30)**

Harari

25.2(12.02–52.86)**

16.1(6.89–37.69)**

Addis Ababa

5.1(2.94–8.98)**

3.4(1.84–6.20)**

Dire Dawa

22.9(11.4–45.81)**

13.1(5.91–28.87)**

Age group

  

15–19

1.00

1.00

20–24

2.5(1.78–3.45)**

2.3(1.60–3.21)**

25–29

4.7(3.48–6.34)**

4.2(1.96–5.98)**

30–34

6.5(4.76–8.77)**

5.2(3.53–7.55)**

35–39

7.3(5.38–9.83)**

5.9(4.04–8.67)**

40–44

10.4(7.66–14.08)**

7.3(4.96–10.90)**

45–49

10.7(7.86–14.53)**

9.1(6.06–13.54)**

Sex

  

Female

1.00

1.00

Male

11.7(9.74–14.16)**

13.1(10.24–16.72)**

Marital status

  

Currently not married

1.00

1.00

Currently married

2.8(2.41–3.29)**

1.1(0.85–1.37)

Formerly married

2.0(1.50–2.54)**

1.7(1.20–2.43)*

Child death experienced

  

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

2.4(2.17–2.73)**

1.4(1.17–1.63)**

Religion

  

Orthodox

1.00

1.00

Catholic

3.9(2.52–5.89)**

3.4(2.03–5.69)**

Protestant

1.1(0.89–1.33)**

0.86(0.67–1.11)

Muslim

3.9(3.40–4.47)**

2.8(2.31–3.32)**

Others including traditional religion

8.3(6.52–10.65)**

5.5(3.96–7.55)**

Wealth index

  

Poorer

1.5(1.31–1.81)**

1.4(1.05–1.79)*

Poorest

1.1(0.91–1.29)

1.1(0.82–1.41)

Middle

0.87(0.73–1.04)

0.94(0.72–1.23)

Richer

0.82(0.68–0.98)

0.79(0.62–1.02)

Richest

1.00

1.00

  1. * = p < 0.001 ** = p < 0.0001