Table 3 Prevalence of Associated Factors among Smokers
From: Prevalence and associated factors of smoking among secondary school students in Harare Zimbabwe
| Characteristic |
Never Smokers N = 463 |
Ever Smokers N = 187 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drink Alcohol | |||
| No | 232 (50.1%) | 11 (5.9%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 231 (49.9%) | 176 (94.1%) | |
| Ever use marijuana | |||
| No | 454 (98.1%) | 133 (71.1%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 9 (1.9%) | 54 (28.9%) | |
| Physical fights | |||
| No | 429 (92.7%) | 148 (79.1%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 34 (7.3%) | 39 (20.9%) | |
| Sports | |||
| No | 137 (29.6%) | 33 (17.7%) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 326 (70.4%) | 154 (82.3%) | |
| Sexual Intercourse | |||
| No | 431 (93.1%) | 133 (71.1%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 32 (6.9%) | 54 (28.9%) | |
| School Location | |||
| Low Density | 193 (41.6%) | 106 (56.7%) | < 0.001 |
| Medium Density | 63 (13.6%) | 56 (29.9%) | |
| High Density | 207 (44.7%) | 25 (13.4%) | |
| School Type | |||
| Government | 303 (65.4%) | 50 (26.7%) | < 0.001 |
| Private | 160 (34.6%) | 137 (73.3%) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 247 (53.3%) | 56 (29.9%) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 216 (46.7%) | 131 (70.1%) | |
| Race | |||
| African Origin | 414 (89.4%) | 141 (75.4%) | |
| Caucasian Origin | 26 (5.6%) | 25 (13.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Asian | 7 (1.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | |
| Mixed race | 16 (3.5%) | 20 (10.7%) | |
| Suicidal | |||
| No | 407 (87.9%) | 148 (79.1%) | 0.004 |
| Yes | 56 (12.1%) | 39 (20.9%) | |
| Friends who smoke | |||
| No | 342 (73.9%) | 46 (24.6%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 121 (26.1%) | 141 (75.4%) | |
| Parents who smoke | |||
| No | 354 (76.5%) | 122 (65.2%) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 109 (23.5%) | 65 (34.8%) |