Table 4

Factors associated with tobacco use among key populations in Togo in 2017

n/NUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)P valueaOR (95% CI)P value
Age (years)0.14
 18–25280/108111
 >25367/10341.6 (1.3 to 1.9)0.0010.81 (0.6 to 1.1)0.15
Marital status0.22
 Not married481/175911
 Married3562.3 (1.8 to 2.9)0.0010.8 (0.6 to 1.1)0.22
Level of education0.0010.32
 None42/18811
 Primary school186/4772.2 (1.5 to 3.3)0.0011.3 (0.8 to 2.3)0.26
 Secondary/high school364/11431.6 (1.1 to 2.4)0.011.2 (0.7 to 1.9)0.59
 University55/3070.8 (0.5 to 1.2)0.2300.9 (0.5 to 1.7)0.73
Religion0.001 0.05
 Others/non-believers40/11211
 Christians436/16210.5 (0.4 to 0.6)0.0010.7 (0.5 to 1.0)0.10
 Muslims96/2310.9 (0.6 to 1.3)0.631.1 (0.7 to 1.9)0.60
Place of residence 0.001
 Lomé400/128911
 Others247/8261.0 (0.8 to 1.2)0.590.6 (0.5 to 0.8)0.001
Alcohol consumption 0.001
 No risky consumption257/130211
 Hazardous/harmful drinking390/8133.8 (3.1 to 4.6)0.0012.6 (2.0 to 3.4)0.001
Psychological distress0.001 0.01
 Likely to not have psychological distress300/127811
 Likely to have mild psychological distress150/4261.8 (1.4 to 2.2)0.0011.5 (1.1 to 2.1)0.01
 Likely to have moderate psychological distress128/2752.8 (2.2 to 3.7)0.0012.0 (1.3 to 2.8)0.001
 Likely to have severe psychological distress69/1363.4 (2.3 to 4.8)0.0011.3 (0.8 to 2.2)0.30
HIV infection0.0010.34
 No509/167711
 Yes44/2650.5 (0.3 to 0.6)0.0010.9 (0.6 to 1.3)0.51
 Not completed94/1732.7 (2.0 to 3.8)0.0010.7 (0.5 to 1.2)0.17
Key populations0.001 0.001
 MSM97/64111
 FSW116/9370.8 (0.6 to 1.1)0.120.6 (0.4 to 0.9)0.01
 DU434/53723.6 (17.5 to 32.2)0.00117.9 (12.4 to 26.4)0.001

  • Bold values represent the main variables that are significant (≥0.05) for the multivariate analysis.

  • aOR, adjusted odds ratio; DU, drug users; FSW, female sex workers; MSM, men who have sex with men.