Table 5 Logistic regression analysis showing factors associated with cigarette smoking within the last 12 months among Woldia University students, 2015

Sex

 Male

39

415

3.05 (1.27, 7.34)*

1.64 (0.58, 4.62)

 Female

6

195

1.00

1.00

Religion

 Orthodox

32

445

1.00

1.00

 Muslims

6

89

0.94 (0.38, 2.31)

1.60 (0.47, 5.53)

 Others^a

7

76

1.28 (0.55, 3.01)

0.48 (0.09, 2.29)

Ethnicity

 Amhara

22

377

1.00

1.00

 Oromo

11

83

2.27 (1.06, 4.87)*

1.26 (0.48, 3.31)

 SNNP^b

7

80

1.50 (0.62, 3.63)

0.83 (0.25, 2.79)

 Tigray

5

70

1.20 (0.45, 3.34)

0.93 (0.28, 3.10)

Ever chewed khat

 Yes

32

53

25.87 (12.8, 52.28)**

10.4 (4.76, 22.74)**

 No

13

557

1.00

1.00

Ever drunk alcohol

 Yes

40

177

19.57 (7.6, 50.4)**

10.8 (3.55, 32.96)*

 No

5

433

1.00

1.00

Average monthly pocket money (ETB)

 <250

4

170

1.00

1.00

 250–499

16

270

2.52 (0.83, 7.66)

1.51 (0.43, 5.29)

 ≥500

25

170

6.25 (2.13, 18.34)*

3.89 (1.17, 11.38)*