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;
P<0.001;
P<0.01;
P<0.05; and
P<0.10; Ns = Not significant.