Table 3.
Baseline factors associated with women’s and men’s heavy drinking (reporting being drunk weekly or more frequently vs. drunk less than weekly or never in year prior to baseline) in the Zambia cohort study (n = 1929 couples), 2002–2012
| Crude prevalence OR (95% CI) | Adjusted prevalence OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome: Women’s heavy drinking | ||
| Women age (per year increase) | 1.03 (1.01, 1.06) | 1.04 (1.00, 1.09) |
| Age disparity with male partner (per year increase) | 0.95 (0.92, 0.99) | 0.94 (0.88, 1.01) |
| Man HIV−/Woman HIV+ | 2.24 (1.56, 3.22) | 2.03 (1.12, 3.67) |
| Men reported heavy drinking (weekly or daily vs. less than weekly or never) | 2.65 (1.86, 3.78) | 3.93 (1.94, 7.17) |
| Number of live children (per child increase) | 0.82 (0.69, 0.99) | 0.86 (0.70, 1.04) |
| Outcome: Men’s heavy drinking | ||
| Men age (per year increase) | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.01) |
| Age disparity with partner (per year increase) | 0.96 (0.94, 0.98) | 0.97 (0.94, 0.99) |
| Years cohabiting (per year increase) | 0.99 (0.98, 0.99) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) |
| Men illiterate in Nyanja | 1.24 (1.17, 1.32) | 1.20 (0.99, 1.45) |
| Women reported heavy drinking (weekly or daily vs. less than weekly or never) | 1.63 (1.36, 1.94) | 1.63 (1.35, 1.96) |
| Number of sex partners in past year (per partner increase) | 1.09 (1.02, 1.17) | 1.07 (0.99, 1.15) |
| Men self-reported STI in last year | 1.22 (1.00, 1.48) | 1.22 (0.99, 1.15) |
STI sexually transmitted infection, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
Bold values p < 0.05