Table 3

Determinants of SHS exposure at home and outside the home among participants (n=10 289)

CharacteristicsCategoriesTotal (n=9982)HomeP valueOutside homeP value
Adjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age group12–142184 (96.8)10.0101<0.001
15–175129 (97.0)1.07 (0.95 to 1.21)1.04 (0.80 to 1.35)
18–202669 (97.1)1.20 (1.02 to 1.40)1.14 (0.83 to 1.56)
GenderBoys4437 (97.1)1<0.00110.890
Girls5545 (96.1)1.34 (1.22 to 1.47)1.01 (0.81 to 1.26)
School typeSSS4380 (97.2)1<0.00110.119
UBS5602 (96.8)1.40 (1.25 to 1.57)0.80 (0.61 to 1.05)
School fundingPublic7464 (97.2)1<0.00110.121
Grant aided991 (94.2)1.36 (1.17 to 1.58)0.59 (0.43 to 0.80)
Private1527 (98.1)0.80 (0.70 to 0.92)1.47 (1.00 to 2.17)
School localityRural2389 (97.3)1<0.00110.360
Urban7593 (96.9)0.71 (0.64 to 0.79)0.88 (0.67 to 1.15)
ReligionMuslim9277 (96.9)10.04910.346
Christian588 (97.6)1.22 (1.01 to 1.47)1.16 (0.69 to 1.95)
Other98 (95.1)1.35 (0.86 to 2.12)0.56 (0.24 to 1.32)
Father’s educationNo education2326 (96.1)10.1501<0.001
Primary655 (97.1)0.95 (0.78 to 1.16)2.01 (1.24 to 3.26)
Secondary2063 (97.3)1.26 (1.09 to 1.45)2.36 (1.69 to 3.31)
Tertiary1827 (97.8)0.88 (0.75 to 1.04)3.46 (2.29 to 5.22)
Quranic/Arabic2033 (96.9)0.98 (0.85 to 1.14)2.49 (1.77 to 3.50)
Do not know1077 (97.0)1.14 (0.95 to 1.36)2.12 (1.39 to 3.23)
Mother’s educationNo education2941 (97.3)1<0.0011<0.001
Primary1137 (97.3)1.38 (1.18 to 1.61)0.94 (0.62 to 1.43)
Secondary2176 (98.0)0.92 (0.81 to 1.04)0.75 (0.52 to 1.08)
Tertiary1009 (98.5)0.91 (0.77 to 1.07)0.41 (0.26 to 0.65)
Quranic/Arabic1676 (94.5)0.95 (0.83 to 1.08)0.30 (0.21 to 0.42)
Do not know1040 (96.2)0.83 (0.71 to 0.98)0.45 (0.30 to 0.69)
Living with parentsNo7988 (96.8)10.00110.008
Yes1987 (97.9)0.83 (0.74 to 0.93)0.66 (0.49 to 0.89)
Smoking statusNon-smokers8309 (97.0)1<0.00110.250
Ever smokers1671 (97.2)1.63 (1.31 to 2.03)1.46 (0.76 to 2.82)
Smoking at home allowedNo7060 (96.7)1<0.00110.524
Sometimes1070 (98.6)2.29 (1.99 to 2.64)0.88 (0.62 to 1.25)
Yes1849 (97.0)2.73 (2.43 to 3.07)0.86 (0.65 to 1.14)
Family smokingNone7112 (96.5)1<0.00110.060
Mother270 (98.5)1.66 (1.27 to 2.18)2.64 (0.95 to 7.29)
Father1177 (98.1)3.16 (2.74 to 3.65)0.75 (0.54 to 1.04)
Sibling702 (97.7)1.76 (1.49 to 2.08)1.14 (0.72 to 1.81)
Others716 (98.2)2.09 (1.77 to 2.47)1.33 (0.80 to 2.21)
Number of friends who smokeNone6563 (96.6)1<0.00110.062
One653 (97.0)1.89 (1.58 to 2.26)1.11 (0.71 to 1.73)
Two344 (96.6)1.94 (1.52 to 2.47)1.14 (0.63 to 2.08)
Three or more743 (97.5)1.53 (1.28 to 1.82)1.39 (0.85 to 2.25)
Not sure1670 (98.2)1.13 (1.00 to 1.28)1.63 (1.15 to 2.30)
Sent to buy cigarettesNo5700 (98.0)1<0.00110.001
Yes4271 (95.7)1.98 (1.80 to 2.18)1.42 (1.14 to 1.77)
Ban at enclosed public placesNo5638 (97.8)1<0.00110.191
Yes4336 (95.9)1.22 (1.09 to 1.37)1.19 (0.91 to 1.55)
Ban at outdoor public placesNo5713 (97.6)10.02410.760
Yes4259 (96.2)0.88 (0.78 to 0.98)1.04 (0.80 to 1.35)
  • SHS, secondhand smoke; SSS, senior secondary schools; UBS, upper basic schools.