Table 1 Prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents (10–19 years) in urban and rural secondary schools in Enugu State

All (n = 4332)

Urban (n = 2230)

Rural (n = 2102)

 Cigarettes

28.9 (25.6–32.3)

23.1 (19.9–26.6)

35.1 (29.5–41.2)

 Other smoked tobacco

11.7 (9.9–13.5)

9.3 (7.8–11.2)

14.3 (11.4–17.8)

 Smokeless tobacco

26.8 (24.1–29.5)

22.7 (20.1–25.6)

31.1 (26.6–36.0)

 Cigarettes

13.3 (11.1–15.6)

10.1 (8.3–12.2)

16.7 (13.0–21.2)

 Other smoked tobacco

5.8 (4.5–7.1)

4.0 (3.2–5.1)

7.6 (5.5–10.5)

 Smokeless tobacco

7.8 (6.2–9.4)

6.5 (5.3–8.0)

9.2 (6.7–12.5)

 Any kind of tobacco

19.4 (16.5–22.2)

15.7 (13.4–18.3)

23.3 (18.4–29.0)

 Both cigarettes and other smoked tobacco

3.4 (2.5–4.4)

2.1 (1.5–2.9)

4.9 (3.3–7.2)

 Both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

3.8 (2.7–4.8)

2.6 (2.0–3.4)

4.9 (3.2–7.4)

 Both smokeless and other smoked tobacco

2.2 (1.4–3.0)

1.4 (1.0–2.1)

3.0 (1.8–5.0)

 All 3 types of tobacco

1.8 (1.1–2.5)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

2.6 (1.5–4.4)

All (n = 2992)

Urban (n = 1587)

Rural (n = 1405)

 Cigarettes

28.1 (24.4–31.9)

22.3 (18.9–26.1)

34.7 (28.3–41.7)

 Other smoked tobacco

10.8 (8.8–12.8)

8.8 (7.1–10.9)

13.1 (9.8–17.1)

 Smokeless tobacco

25.7 (22.5–28.9)

21.8 (18.9–25.1)

30.1 (24.6–36.2)

Cigarettes

12.6 (10.2–15.0)

8.8 (7.1–11.1)

16.8 (12.8–21.8)

 Other smoked tobacco

5.2 (3.8–6.6)

3.6 (2.7–4.9)

7.1 (4.8–10.2)

 Smokeless tobacco

7.5 (5.7–9.4)

6.4 (5.1–8.1)

8.7 (5.8–12.9)

 Any kind of tobacco

18.6 (15.4–21.8)

14.7 (12.3–17.3)

23.1 (17.5–29.7)

 Both cigarettes and other smoked tobacco

2.9 (1.9–4.0)

1.7 (1.0–2.8)

4.4 (2.8–6.7)

 Both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

3.5 (2.2–4.7)

2.4 (1.6–3.5)

4.7 (2.8–7.7)

 Both smokeless and other smoked tobacco

2.0 (1.1–2.9)

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

2.8 (1.5–5.2)

 All 3 types of tobacco

1.6 (0.8–2.4)

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

2.3 (1.2–4.6)