Table 5. Factors associated with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDIT score ≥8) among young males in northern Tanzania.
| Secondary school students 3 | College and university students | Employed in local industries 3 | Casual labourers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Categories | Number screened positive for AUD (n = 15) | Crude estimates | Number screened positive for AUD (n = 53) | Crude estimates | Adjusted estimates | Number screened for AUD (n = 18) | Crude estimates | Number screened for AUD (n = 61) | Crude estimates | Adjusted estimates |
| OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | AOR1 (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | AOR2 (95%CI) | ||||||
| Area | Rural | 12(9.1) | 1 | 18(13.6) | 1 | 1 | 14(10.0) | 1 | 40(17.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Urban | 3(2.4) | 0.1[0.10–0.69] | 35(26.9) | 1.85[0.89–7.99] | 1.33[0.75–4.71] | 4(2.5) | 0.23[0.08–1.01] | 21(9.4) | 0.48[0.26–1.53] | 0.47[0.21–1.62] | |
| Location | Mwanza | 0(0.4) | 29(22.3) | 1 | 1 | 6(3.8) | 1 | 29(12.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Kilimanjaro | 15(11.7) | 24(18.2) | 0.57[0.18–1.25] | 0.51[0.17–1.11] | 12(8.5) | 2.37[0.51–16.73] | 32(14.9) | 1.22[0.39–2.59] | 1.91[0.53–4.67] | ||
| Marital status | Single | 8(3.7) | 1 | 20(14.2) | 1 | 1 | 11(7.4) | 1 | 25(8.9) | 1 | 1 |
| In relationship | 7(18.0) | 9.78[4.15–14.35] | 33(27.3) | 1.78[1.16–2.00] | 1.42[0.78–1.48] | 7(4.6) | 0.60[0.26–1.55] | 36(21.8) | 2.86[1.76–7.13] | 1.70[0.87–4.27] | |
| Disposable cash in a month | Below median for the group | 1(0.7) | 1 | 21(13.8) | 1 | 1 | 8(5.4) | 1 | 17(7.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Above median for the group | 14(12.4) | 19.85[4.33–8.09] | 32(29.1) | 0.90[0.35–8.41] | 0.66[0.21–7.68] | 10(6.5) | 1.22[0.32–5.73] | 44(19.6) | 2.95[1.73–14.50] | 2.18[1.19–17.91] | |
| Brothers and sisters drink alcohol | No | 7(4.0) | 1 | 17(12.9) | 1 | 1 | 9(4.5) | 1 | 24(9.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 8(9.9) | 2.56[1.88–7.77] | 36(27.7) | 2.59[2.29–4.34] | 2.50[2.33–4.28] | 9(9.0) | 2.10[0.77–4.01] | 37(20.2) | 2.52[1.20–4.31] | 2.14[1.00–4.62] | |
| Sexual partners last year | 0–1 | 9(3.7) | 1 | 31(15.1) | 1 | 1 | 12(5.2) | 1 | 22(7.2) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 and more | 5(41.7) | 37.1[21.13–225.47] | 22(39.3) | 2.17[1.07–4.04] | 1.46[0.77–2.72] | 6(8.8) | 1.77[0.59–3.56] | 39(28.1) | 5.05[2.98–17.36] | 3.97[2.33–16.63] | |
All OR and AOR are adjusted for the survey design.
AOR1-adjusted for location, marital status, having siblings who drink alcohol and number of sexual partners in the last year.
AOR2-adjusted for location, age, marital status, having siblings who drink alcohol and number of sexual partners in the last year.
3 No AORs for secondary school students and local industry employees due to small numbers of individuals who screened positive for AUD