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Table 2 Factors associated with overall tobacco use among adolescents for both survey years by univariate logistic regression analysis

From: Changes in prevalence, and factors associated with tobacco use among Bangladeshi school students: evidence from two nationally representative surveys

Covariates

Survey Year 2007

Survey Year 2013

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

P-value

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

P-value

Sex

 Female

1

 

1

 

 Male

2.11 [1.09–4.07]

0.028

3.45 [1.73–6.90]

0.001

Age

 Younger than 14 years

1

 

1

 

 Equal to 14 years

1.09 [0.69–1.73]

0.689

1.61 [0.90–2.87]

0.102

 Older than 14 years

2.32 [1.30–4.14]

0.006

3.26 [1.48–7.18]

0.005

Grade

 7th

1

 

1

 

 8th

1.43 [0.58–3.50]

0.422

1.48 [0.75–2.90]

0.246

 9th or above

1.82 [0.74–4.51]

0.185

1.75 [0.55–5.57]

0.334

Average pocket money (per month)

 Less than or equal to 160 TK

1

   

 More than 160 TK

4.80 [2.63–8.78]

<.0001

  

 Spend less than or equal to 400 TK

  

1

 

 Spend between 400 and 800 TK

  

4.82 [0.89–26.10]

0.067

 Spend more than or equal to 800 TK

  

1.98 [0.28–13.71]

0.477

Aware of the effect of passive smoking

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

1.48 [0.72–3.05]

0.273

0.641 [0.22–1.84]

0.393

Favoured banning smoking at public places

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

1.10 [0.52–2.31]

0.793

1.92 [1.06–3.50]

0.034

Refused by the tobacco vendor for age

    

 Yes

2.16 [1.04–4.51]

0.040

0.25 [0.06–1.06]

0.060

 No

1

   

Average cost per packet cigarette (20 cigarettes)

 Less than 64TK

1

   

 More than or equal to 64 TK

3.00 [0.94–9.54]

0.061

  

 More than 200 Tk

  

1

 

 Less than or equal to 75 TK

  

2.54 [0.79–8.17]

0.112

 Between 76 to 200 TK

  

7.38 [3.22–16.92]

<.001

Received anti-tobacco message

 Yes

1.72 [0.61–4.88]

0.295

1.05 [0.31–3.62]

0.934

 No

1

 

1

 

Health warning on tobacco products

 Yes

  

2.37 [1.14–4.91]

0.022

 No

  

1

 

Noticed anyone smoking in the school

 Yes

  

1

 

 No

  

2.42 [1.45–3.95]

0.001

Being offered free tobacco products

 Yes

2.68 [1.46–4.91]

0.003

0.66 [0.14–3.12]

0.588

 No

1

 

1

 

Taught about danger of tobacco in class

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

1.21 [0.78–1.90]

0.380

1.07 [0.46–2.50]

0.868

Tobacco advertisement

    

 Yes

1.56 [0.57–4.29]

0.376

1.50 [0.81–2.80]

0.191

 No

1

 

1

 

Exposed to tobacco smoke

 Yes

4.06 [1.90–8.66]

0.001

7.91 [2.74–22.90]

0.001

 No

1

 

1

 
  1. CI Confidence Interval. TK: Bangladeshi currency (1 USD ≈ 85 TK)