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Table 2 shows the proportions of students who have ever heard or seen their fellow students dip
and or whether they have ever dipped tobacco snuff by location, sex, type of school and year of
study. Overall 6.5%, 3.5% and 2.2% of students reported to have heard, seen their fellow
students and have ever dipped tobacco snuff at their schools respectively. Proportionately more
students from outskirt schools (8.0%) reported to have heard that their fellow students dip
tobacco snuff than 3.7% of students schooling in city centre schools (p < 0.01). Also 3.6% of
students from city centre reported to have ever dipped compared to 1.4% of students from
outskirt schools (p < 0.05). There was no statistical significant difference in the proportions of
students who had seen their fellow student dip tobacco snuff in their schools between students
schooling in city centre or outskirts (p = 0.860). Significantly higher proportion of male
students reported to have heard, seen their fellow student dip and they have ever dipped
tobacco snuff than girls (p < 0.001 for heard and seen and p < 0.05 for ever dipped).
There was no statistically significant difference in the proportions of students who had heard,
seen their fellow student dip or who reported to have ever dipped tobacco snuff by type of
schools (; p = 0.1.0 for heard, p = 0.458 for seen and p = 0.641 for ever dipped).
Significantly higher proportion of form 3 students reported to have heard (12.0%) and seen
(6.9%) their fellow students dip tobacco snuff compared to form 1and form 2 students who
have heard (3.6%; 4.1%); or seen(2.5%; 1.2%) respectively (p < 0.001).
There was no statistically significant difference in the proportions of students between the
different years of study who reported to have ever dipped tobacco snuff in their schools (p =
0.617).