Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis showing Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of khat chewing within the last 12 months among Axum university students, April 2012
| Variables |
Chewed |
COR(95%CI) |
AOR(95%CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
162 |
282 |
2.68(1.89,3.81) |
1.96(1.25, 3.08) |
| Female |
55 |
257 |
|
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
| Orthodox |
101 |
321 |
|
|
| Muslim |
76 |
119 |
2.03(1.41,2.92) |
3.29(1.92, 5.63) |
| Protestant |
33 |
92 |
1.14(0.72,1.80) |
1.39(0.74, 2.65) |
| Others |
7 |
7 |
3.18(1.10,9.28) |
1.76(0.38, 8.11) |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| Tigrie |
69 |
264 |
|
|
| Amhara |
80 |
152 |
2.01(1.38,2.94) |
2.09(1.26, 3.48) |
| Oromo |
47 |
74 |
2.43(1.55,3.82) |
3.38(1.81, 6.34) |
| SNN |
21 |
49 |
1.64(0.92,2.92) |
2.21(1.02, 4.79) |
|
Residence |
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
150 |
300 |
|
|
| Rural |
67 |
239 |
0.56(0.40,0.78) |
0.56(0.36, 0.86) |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
** |
| Single |
191 |
481 |
|
|
| Married |
16 |
42 |
0.96(0.53,1.75) |
|
| Divorced |
5 |
9 |
1.40(0.46,4.23) |
|
| Others |
5 |
7 |
1.80(0.56,5.74) |
|
|
Year of study |
|
|
|
* |
| 1st year |
69 |
209 |
|
|
| 2nd year |
73 |
174 |
1.27(0.86,1.87) |
|
| 3rd year |
58 |
139 |
1.26(0.84,1.90) |
|
| 4th year |
17 |
17 |
3.03(1.47,6.26) |
|
|
Ever drunk alcohol |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
135 |
126 |
5.40(3.84,7.58) |
2.02 (1.20, 3.39) |
| No |
82 |
413 |
|
|
|
Ever Smoked cigarette |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
57 |
15 |
12.45(6.86,22.58) |
4.98 (2.47, 10.02) |
| No |
160 |
524 |
|
|
|
Family member chewed khat |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
96 |
71 |
5.23(3.63,754) |
1.98(1.24, 3.17) |
| No |
121 |
468 |
|
|
|
Peers chewed khat |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
197 |
192 |
17.8(10.88,29.13) |
10.18(5.59, 18.54) |
| No |
20 |
347 |
|
|
|
Perceived health risk |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
154 |
431 |
0.61(0.43,0.88 |
0.39(0.24, 0.65) |
| No | 63 | 108 | ||
** Variables which were not significant in the bivariate analysis.
* Variables which were not significant in the multivariate analysis.