Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis and prevalence of male and female opium users across various sociodemographic variables with multivariate rate ratios and 95% confidence interval
| Variables |
Male |
Female |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Opium user (%) | MRR | 95% CI | N | Opium user (%) | MRR | 95% CI | |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15–34 |
1054 |
4.8 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
956 |
0.6 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
| 35–54 |
471 |
16.8 |
3.9f |
2.7 – 5.7 |
457 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
0.9–8.2 |
| ≥ 55 |
270 |
22.6 |
5.7f |
3.9 – 8.6 |
213 |
5.6 |
4.3e |
1.1 – 16.8 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
710 |
14.6 |
1.2 |
0.4–3.4 |
1135 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.3–3.4 |
| Literate |
- |
- |
- |
- |
491 |
0.8 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
| Primary |
371 |
12.7 |
1.5 |
0.5–4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Middle |
586 |
6 |
1.1 |
0.4–2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Secondary or above |
128 |
3.9 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unemployed |
476 |
0.6 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
252 |
- |
- |
- |
| Self employed |
1149 |
15.3 |
8.7f |
2.5 – 30.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Employed |
170 |
7.1 |
4.1e |
1.1 – 15.9 |
412 |
1.9 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
| Housewife |
- |
- |
- |
- |
962 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0.6-3.1 |
|
Ethnic group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tangsa |
1402 |
7.8 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
1313 |
0.5 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
| Tutsa |
105 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
0.4–1.9 |
65 |
- |
- |
|
| Singpho |
214 |
23.8 |
4.2f |
2.1 – 8.4 |
190 |
13.2 |
28.3f |
12.0 – 66.4 |
| Khamti |
74 |
28.4 |
6.6f |
2.9 – 15.2 |
58 |
3.4 |
6.7f |
1.4 – 32.8 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unmarried |
762 |
2.2 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
489 |
- |
- |
- |
| Married |
966 |
15.8 |
3.2f |
1.7 – 6.2 |
974 |
2.7 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
| Widower/widow |
67 |
31.3 |
5.4f |
2.2 – 13.5 |
163 |
4.9 |
5.2f |
3.0 – 9.1 |
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian |
386 |
2.9 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
356 |
- |
- |
|
| Buddhist |
438 |
19.2 |
2.8e |
1.2 – 6.5 |
393 |
6.9 |
10.1f |
3.9 – 26.5 |
| Hindu |
746 |
7.8 |
3.3f |
1.7 – 6.4 |
691 |
0.7 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
| Indigenous |
225 |
16.9 |
8.3f |
4.3 – 8.1 |
186 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
0.3–7.8 |
|
Household size |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2–3 (Small) |
312 |
13.1 |
1.3 |
0.8–2.1 |
326 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.2–2.3 |
| 4–6 (Medium) |
809 |
12.7 |
1.5e |
1.1 – 2.3 |
727 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0.7–3.4 |
| ≥ 7 (Large) |
674 |
7 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
573 |
1.8 |
1 (Ref.) |
|
| Total | 1795 | 10.6 | 1626 | 2.1 | ||||
MRR Multivariate rate ratios; CI Confidence interval; e: p < 0.05; f: p < 0.01; Ref. Reference category.