Table 5

Multivariable logistic regression model of factors associated with active smoking in prohibited areas

VariablesBivariateMultivariate
COR95% CIP valueAOR95% CIP value
Region<0.001
 Oromia (reference)1.001.00
 Harari3.15(1.90, 5.23)<0.0014.14(2.30, 7.45)<0.001
 SNNPR0.67(0.37, 1.20)0.1780.90(0.48, 1.66)0.725
 Sidama0.59(0.29, 1.17)0.1320.69(0.31, 1.50)0.344
Type of site<0.001
 Bar, restaurant and café (reference)1.001.00
 Transit facility18.74(5.56, 63.14)<0.00126.66(7.53, 94.41)<0.001
 Educational facility0.13(0.02, 0.94)0.0440.20(0.03, 1.50)0.116
 Food and drinking establishment1.85(1.02, 3.27)0.0432.49(1.32, 4.72)0.005
 Government building0.93(0.45, 1.92)0.8360.88(0.41, 1.87)0.736
 Health facility0.11(0.02, 0.84)0.0330.14(0.02, 1.07)0.058
 Hotel1.45(0.84, 2.49)0.1841.69(0.96, 2.98)0.07
Presence of labelled DSA2.49(1.47, 4.23)<0.0011.99(1.07, 3.70)0.03
Absence of ‘No smoking signage’1.48(0.83, 2.65)0.1872.02(1.07, 3.79)0.029
Constant0.03(0.01, 0.06)<0.001
  • Values in bold signifies p-value <0.05.

  • AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR; DSA, designated smoking area; SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region.