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Table 4 Effect of exposure to multiple sources of tobacco advertisements on current smoking among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 low and middle income countries, 2007-2008

From: A cross-country comparison of the prevalence of exposure to tobacco advertisements among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 low and middle income countries

Region/Country

Unadjusted effect of exposure to multiple pro-tobacco advertisements on current cigarette smoking, cOR (95% CI)

Adjusted effect of exposure to multiple pro-tobacco advertisements on current cigarette smoking, aOR (95% CI)*

African Region

  

Botswana

1.14 (0.73-1.80)

1.39 (0.80-2.42)

Lesotho

10.01 (3.10-32.38)

6.68 (0.97-46.26)

Madagascar

2.89 (1.05-7.96)

2.82 (0.70-11.42)

Rwanda

3.52 (1.16-10.74)

2.97 (0.95-9.29)

Seychelles

1.40 (0.87-2.26)

1.63 (0.98-2.71)

South Africa

2.61 (1.59-4.28)

4.11 (2.26-7.47)

Togo

2.88 (1.51-5.48)

3.77 (1.27-11.21)

Eastern Mediterranean region

  

Islamic Republic of Iran

0.86 (0.40-1.82)

1.28 (0.61-2.68)

Tunisia

1.31 (0.70-2.46)

2.12 (0.87-5.15)

Yemen

1.47 (0.88-2.45)

1.70 (0.74-3.90)

Europe

  

Kyrgyzstan

0.65 (0.28-1.52)

1.09 (0.37-3.20)

FYR Macedonia

1.44 (1.07-1.94)

1.42 (1.01-1.99)

Republic of Moldova

1.65 (1.23-2.22)

1.53 (1.11-2.12)

Montenegro

0.96 (0.60-1.56)

0.89 (0.49-1.60)

Serbia

1.93 (1.12-3.33)

1.56 (0.79-3.10)

Region of the Americas

  

Belize

1.67 (0.88-3.16)

13.95 (1.91-102.02)

Panama

3.76 (1.88-7.53)

5.14 (2.37-11.14)

South-East Asia

  

Myanmar

3.76 (1.88-7.53)

4.13 (0.86-19.94)

Sri Lanka

2.30 (0.98-5.40)

2.29 (0.75-6.98)

Western Pacific

  

Mongolia

2.70 (1.11-6.52)

1.52 (1.19-1.94)

Philippines

1.02 (0.95-1.08)

1.01 (0.91-1.12)

  1. Note: Referent category=exposure to ≤1 source of pro-tobacco advertisements; cOR, crude odds ratios; aOR, adjusted odds ratios; CI, confidence interval; FYR Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  2. *Adjusted for age and sex.
  3. Statistically significant at the P < 0.05 level.