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. 2013 Jul 30;8(7):e68728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068728

Table 5. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of TS and IDU by background characteristics of the young men living in urban slums in Bangladesh, UHS 2006.

Characteristics Smoking cigarette/bidi Use of any illicit drug
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Age in years
15–19 1.00 Ns
20–24 1.32b 1.04–1.69 Ns
Marital status
Ever married 1.92a 1.51–2.44 Ns
Never married 1.00 Ns
Level of education
No education 5.00a 3.13–7.98 2.28d 0.82–6.39
Primary 2.71a 1.76–4.15 2.42c 0.89–6.61
Secondary 1.95a 1.29–2.97 2.19d 0.80–5.97
Higher 1.00 1.00
Duration in slums (years)
<5 1.45c 1.04–2.01 0.44b 0.24–0.80
5–9 1.27c 0.90–1.79 0.61c 0.36–1.03
10-<24 1.62a 1.22–2.15 1.58c 1.01–2.48
Permanent 1.00 1.00
Have any STIs?
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 2.13b 1.27–3.57 1.74d 0.87–3.50

Note: OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval;

a

P<0.001;

b

P<0.01;

c

P<0.05; and

d

P<0.10; Ns = Not significant.