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Table 2 Sex differences in prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents (10–19 years) in urban and rural secondary schools in Enugu State

From: Disparities in tobacco use by adolescents in southeast, Nigeria using Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) approach

Variable

Prevalence (95% CI)

F

P value

 

All adolescents (10–19 years)

Male (n = 1889)

Female (n = 2443)

  

Ever use of tobacco

 Cigarettes

32.9 (28.8–37.2)

25.9 (22.5–29.6)

13.50

0.0006

 Other smoked tobacco

14.1 (11.8–16.8)

9.9 (8.0–12.1)

11.06

0.0017

 Smokeless tobacco

30.4 (27.1–34.0)

24.0 (20.9–27.3)

11.58

0.0014

Current use of tobacco

 Cigarettes

15.6 (12.6–19.3)

11.5 (9.6–13.8)

8.52

0.0054

 Other smoked tobacco

7.3 (5.6–9.4)

4.6 (3.5–6.1)

10.09

0.0026

 Smokeless tobacco

9.3 (7.4–11.6)

6.7 (5.2–8.5)

7.08

0.0106

 Any kind of tobacco

22.5 (18.7–26.8)

16.9 (14.2–20.1)

9.55

0.0034

 Both cigarettes and other smoked tobacco

4.3 (3.1–6.0)

2.8 (2.0–3.9)

6.16

0.0167

 Both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

5.0 (3.6–6.9)

2.8 (2.0–3.9)

11.81

0.0012

 Both smokeless and other smoked tobacco

3.0 (2.1–4.4)

1.6 (1.0–2.6)

8.50

0.0054

 All 3 types of tobacco

2.5 (1.7–3.8)

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

9.75

0.0031

 

13–15 year olds (N = 2992)

Male (n = 1241)

Female (n = 1751)

  

Ever use of tobacco

 Cigarettes

32.1 (27.6–36.9)

25.4 (21.6–29.6)

10.62

0.0021

 Other smoked tobacco

13.0 (10.6–15.8)

9.3 (7.2–11.8)

7.69

0.0079

 Smokeless tobacco

29.7 (25.7–34.1)

22.9 (19.6–26.6)

11.01

0.0018

Current use of tobacco

 Cigarettes

15.1 (11.8–19.0)

10.9 (8.8–13.3)

8.36

0.0058

 Other smoked tobacco

6.5 (4.7–9.0)

4.3 (3.2–5.8)

6.40

0.0148

 Smokeless tobacco

9.1 (6.8–12.1)

6.4 (4.9–8.4)

6.42

0.0147

 Any kind of tobacco

21.4 (17.3–26.1)

16.6 (13.7–20.1)

6.54

0.0138

 Both cigarettes and other smoked tobacco

3.8 (2.4–6.0)

2.3 (1.6–3.3)

4.32

0.0431

 Both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

5.1 (3.4–7.5)

2.3 (1.6–3.5)

16.08

0.0002

 Both smokeless and other smoked tobacco

2.8 (1.6–4.6)

1.4 (0.8–2.6)

4.68

0.0356

 All 3 types of tobacco

2.3 (1.2–4.3)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

5.34

0.0253

  1. F: Design-based χ2