Table 5.
Logistic regression of past-year alcohol or drug use disorder (N=506)
| Correlates of Past-Year Alcohol or Drug Use Disorder | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusteda OR (95% CI) |
| Sex Worker (df = 1) | ||
| Yes | 2.6 (1.7–4.0)*** | 1.8 (1.0–3.2)* |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Age Group (df = 1) | ||
| 18–25 | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) | -- |
| 26–55 | 1.0 | |
| Years of Education (df = 2) | ||
| Lower than 7th grade | 1.2 (0.4–3.1) | -- |
| 7th to 12th grade | 0.8 (0.4–1.9) | |
| Higher than 12th grade | 1.0 | |
| Current Marital Status (df = 3) | ||
| Single, without a main sex partner | 2.2 (0.8–6.2) | -- |
| Not living with a main sex partner | 1.6 (0.6–4.0) | |
| Living with a main sex partner | 1.9 (0.7–5.1) | |
| Married, separated, divorced, or widowed | 1.0 | |
| Number of Children (df = 2) | ||
| One | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) | -- |
| Two or more | 0.6 (0.4–1.1) | |
| None | 1.0 | |
| Residence or Living Space with Running Water (df = 1) | ||
| Yes | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) | -- |
| No | 1.0 | |
| Residence or Living Space with Electricity (df = 1) | ||
| Yes | 0.5 (0.3–0.8)** | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Family History of Alcohol or Drug Abuse (df = 1) | ||
| Yes | 2.3 (1.5–3.5)*** | 2.5 (1.6–4.1)*** |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| History of Being Physically Abused (df = 1) | ||
| Yes | 2.6 (1.7–4.1)*** | 1.7 (1.1–2.8)*** |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| History of Being Sexually Abused (df = 1) | ||
| Yes | 3.1 (1.8–5.4)*** | 1.8 (1.0–3.3)† |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Age of First Alcohol Use (df = 1) | ||
| Before 18 | 2.3 (1.5–3.6)*** | 1.9 (1.1–3.0)* |
| 18 or older | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Age of First Marijuana, Dagga, or Ganja Use (df = 1) | ||
| Before 18 | 4.0 (2.0–8.0)*** | 2.5 (1.2–5.2)* |
| 18 or older | 3.5 (2.1–5.8)*** | 2.4 (1.3–4.2)** |
| Never use | 1.0 | 1.0 |
a The adjusted model included variables listed in the third column.
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval
† p ≤ 0.09; *: p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.
P-values are based on the Wald chi-square statistic.