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. 2013 Sep 17;8(9):e74406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074406

Table 3. Univariable analysis: associations of prevalence of alcohol dependence.

Variable Category Alcohol Dependence n/N Prevalence of Alcohol Dependence % (CI) OR (CI) p value
Gender Male 107/394 27.2 (17.7,39.5)
Age 16-29 41/125 33.0(19.3,50.3) 1
30-34 26/93 29.0 (20.7,39.1) 0.83 (0.50,1.40)
35-40 14/68 21.1 (9.7,40) 0.62 (0.26,1.48)
>40 23/97 22.9 (12.1,39.2) 0.60 (0.38,0.95) <0.01
Missing 3/11 24.4 (17.7,39.5) trend <0.01
Education No school 7/21 33.3 (14.5,59.5) 1
Grade 0 to 7 43/145 29.8 (15.7,49.2) 0.92 (0.33,2.60)
Grade 8 to 12 44/171 25.7 (17.6,35.9) 0.77 (0.19,3.09)
College 13/50 25.6 (11.9,46.7) 0.70 (0.40,1.21) 0.23
Missing 1/7 6.5 (0.7,40.6)
Language English 12/33 35.7 (11.0,71.3) 1
Tonga 4/19 20.2 (11.4,33.4) 0.67 (0.15,3.02)
Bemba 29/125 23.5 (14.8,35.2) 0.84 (0.13,5.45)
Lozi 4/20 18.3 (12.7,25.7) 0.89 (0.17,4.80)
Nyanja 59/197 29.8 (14.5,51.7) 1.50 (0.37,6.41) 0.36
Employment Employed or other occupation 5/6219 25.5 (17,3 6.4) 1
Unemployed 51/175 29.4 (17.7,44.7) 1.36 (1.11,1.68) 0.004
Marital status Currently married 48/218 22.0 (14.2,32.6) 1
Single/ divorced/ widowed 59/176 33.7 (21.9,47.9) 1.69 (1.21,2.35) 0.002
Religion Catholic 23/94 24.7 (12.3,43.4) 1
Protestant 28/107 26.3 (18.2,36.2) 1.13 (0.56,2.27)
SDA 7/49 13.7 (5.1,32.0) 0.46 (0.32,0.66)
JW 12/30 39.4 (18.6,64.8) 1.75 (1.22,2.51)
Pentecostal/ Evangelical 22/73 30.1 (18.4,45.2) 1.41 (0.89,2.24)
No religion 10/22 46.3 (12.6,83.8) 2.57 (0.88,7.52)
Other 5/17 31.2 (7.4,72.0) 1.56 (0.18,13.8) <0.001
Missing 0/2 0
Environment 1 Rural 8/31 26.8 (19.2,36.1) 1
Urban 99/363 27.3 (17.1,40.6) 1 (0.49,2.02) 1
Environment 2 Provincial 33/149 21.9 (14.7,30.5) 1
Capital 75/245 30.5 (16.7,48.9) 1.80 (0.73,4.44) 0.2
HIV status Negative 41/123 33.4 (22.7,46.2) 1
Positive 43/205 21.1 (12.1,34.3) 0.61 (0.34,1.11)
Not tested 23/66 34.7 (17.5,57.2) 1.20 (0.70,2.08) 0.15
TB status No treatment 6/39 14.1 (6.0,29.6) 1
Treatment 102/355 28.7 (18.1,42.2) 2.31 (0.67,7.97) 0.18
HIV treatment No 25/101 25.2 (13.8,41.4) 1
Yes 18/104 17.2 (9.0,30.5) 0.62 (0.33,1.18) 0.15
TB retreatment No 63/229 27.3 (16.2,42.2) 1
Yes 36/120 29.8 (15.5,49.5) 1.28 (0.60,2.75) 0.73
Missing 4/6 59.7 (13.7,93.3)
Clinical diagnosis HIV negative, TB 41/123 33.4 (22.7,46.2) 1
HIV test unknown, TB 23/66 34.7 (17.5,57.2) 1.19 (0.69,2.06)
HIV/ TB co-infection no HIV treatment 25/101 25.2 (13.8,41.4) 0.76 (0.42,1.35)
HIV/ TB co-infection on HIV treatment 12/65 19.1 (8.4,37.5) 0.53 (0.26,1.10)
HIV positive only 5/39 14.1 (6.0,29.6) 0.39 (0.11, 1.26) 0.33
Depression No 97/351 27.7 (18.0,40.1) 1
Yes 10/43 23.3 (11.1,42.7) 0.73 (0.38,1.38) 0.33