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. 2013 Jul 30;13:693. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-693

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.