TableĀ 2

Stepwise forward conditional logistic regression results for the criteria cigarette smoking, harmful drinking and multiple substance use and misuse (Multiple SUM) among rural and urban dwelling boys

Cigarette smokingHarmful drinkingMultiple SUM
Urban boysRural boysUrban boysRural boysUrban boysRural boys
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Grade point average1.67 (1.02 to 2.73)
School absence1.63 (1.09 to 2.43)
Unexcused absence1.74 (1.14 to 2.65)
Behavioural grade2.66 (1.83 to 3.87)1.94 (1.38 to 2.73)2.09 (1.38 to 3.19)
Financial status0.29 (0.10 to 0.85)0.22 (0.06 to 0.83)
Parental absence1.79 (1.15 to 2.79)1.91 (1.05 to 3.50)
SCSRF0.96 (0.93 to 0.99)0.94 (0.90 to 0.97)
  • SCSRF, Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith; SUM, substance use and misuse.