{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T12:04:32Z","timestamp":1790251472511,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"East African Health Research Commission","issue":"2","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["EAHRJ"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Introduction: Tobacco smoking increases the risk of death from many diseases, including ischemic heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and other fatal and non-fatal diseases. Efforts have been invested towards cessation of tobacco smoking among youths aged 18-35 years. However, population-based data is limited on tobacco smoking in Wakiso district among youths. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with tobacco smoking among youths aged 18-35 years in Wakiso district Uganda.\nMethods: Data from a Population-based survey in Wakiso district collected between October 2019 and September 2020 were used to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking and associated factors. A cross-sectional design was employed. This study used multivariable logistic regression to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between tobacco smoking and various factors among youths aged (18-35) years in Wakiso district Uganda.\nResults: A total of 1,092 participants were enrolled of whom 631(57.8%) were females. The mean age was 25.8 (SD=4.8) years. A total of 35 (3.2 %) reported current tobacco smoking while 64(5.9%) ever used tobacco. The mean age at smoking initiation was 20.6 (SD= 5.3) years. In the multivariable analysis, age groups 25-29 years (aOR= 3.66, [95% CI: 1.15, 11.65]) and 30-35 years (aOR= 4.26, [95% CI; 1.32, 13.72]) were more likely to smoke compared to those under 25 years). Other positively associated factors included alcohol users (aOR= 4.86, [95% CI: 2.01, 11.74]), HIV positive status (aOR= 5.43, [95% CI: 1.86,15.86]), living with friends or relatives who smoke (aOR=9.93, [95% CI: 1.86,15.86]), and being male (aOR=4.50 [95% CI; 1.82, 11.13]).\nConclusion: Overall tobacco smoking among youths aged 18-35 years is low compared to national prevalence of 9%. However, the focus should be on males, older youths, alcohol users, and HIV-positive youths including those living with friends or relatives who smoke.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.24248\/eahrj.v8i2.788","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,25]],"date-time":"2025-02-25T15:23:23Z","timestamp":1740497003000},"page":"256-263","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Characterisation of Tobacco Use and its Associated Factors Among Older Youths in an Urban Setting: The Case of Wakiso, Uganda"],"prefix":"10.24248","volume":"8","author":[{"name":"Africa Medical & Behavioral Sciences Organization, Kampala, Uganda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alex","family":"Daama","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"10345","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]},"container-title":["East African Health Research Journal"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T11:14:24Z","timestamp":1790248464000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/eahrj.eahealth.org\/journal\/article\/view\/231"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.24248\/eahrj.v8i2.788","relation":{},"ISSN":["2520-5277","2520-5285"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2520-5277","type":"print"},{"value":"2520-5285","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,26]]}}}