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. 2018 Dec 20;18:1396. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6263-2

Table 4.

Multinomial-ordinal and Multinomial-nominal Models of Factors Predicting Alcohol Use by AUDIT Score Category among Secondary School Students in Botswana

Model 1A
Hazardous alcohol use vs. no use.
Model 1B
Hazardous alcohol use vs. lower risk use
Model 2A
Hazardous alcohol use vs. No use
Model 2B
Hazardous alcohol use vs. lower-risk use
Model 3 Model 4
OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI
Models Risk
 Peer models risk 1.55** 1.13–2.13 1.18 0.92–1.51 1.63** 1.11–2.27 1.14 0.90–1.44 1.32** 1.09–1.59 1.28** 1.06–1.54
 Sibling drinks alcohol 1.23 0.84–1.79 1.28 0.90–1.81 1.29 0.88–1.89 1.32 0.94–1.85 1.21 0.94–1.57 1.20 0.93–1.56
 Problem drinker at home 0.95 0.65–1.39 1.18 0.84–1.66 1.01 0.70–1.47 1.21 0.86–1.71 1.12 0.91–1.38 1.11 0.90–1.38
Opportunity Risk
 Alcohol availability at home 1.42*** 1.21–1.67 1.08 0.91–1.28 1.38*** 1.19–1.60 1.07 0.90–1.27 1.29*** 1.16–1.42 1.29*** 1.17–1.43
 Alcohol availability in community 7.26*** 5.26–10.0 4.01*** 2.87–5.59 7.21*** 5.32–9.77 3.85*** 2.72–5.46 4.19*** 3.51–5.00 4.02*** 3.38–4.78
Vulnerability Risk
 Social Vulnerability Risk 1.03 0.84–1.25 1.06 0.82–1.37 1.08 0.90–1.31 1.08 0.84–1.39 1.10 0.92–1.31 1.10 0.93–1.30
Individual Vulnerability Risk
 Low perception of self 0.91 0.67–1.24 0.73 0.52–1.03 0.93 0.70–1.24 0.72 0.51–1.03 1.05 0.82–1.34 1.10 0.85–1.41
 Low expectations of the future 1.76*** 1.43–2.17 1.63*** 1.28–2.08 1.75*** 1.40–2.18 1.55*** 1.19–2.02 1.22** 1.05–1.43 1.23** 1.05–1.44
 Suicidal Ideation 1.28 0.92–1.80 1.18 0.96–1.45 1.40* 1.00–1.95 1.28 0.97–1.68 1.35** 1.07–1.70 1.29* 1.02–1.63
Demographic variables
 Age 0.89* 0.79–1.00 1.05 0.94–1.18 0.90* 0.83–0.98 0.90 0.82–0.98
 Male gender 1.66** 1.11–2.48 1.43 0.94–2.19 1.24 0.92–1.66 1.25 0.93–1.66
 Urban location 1.41 0.98–2.04 1.29 0.91–1.83 1.12 0.86–1.45 1.13 0.87–1.46
Support Protection 1.20 0.94–1.53 1.20 0.95–1.53
Models Protection 0.90 0.73–1.11 0.90 0.73–1.11
Controls Protection
Individual Controls Protection 0.85 0.70–1.02 0.84 0.70–1.01
Social Controls Protection 0.66** 0.49–0.88
Family monitoring 0.77** 0.65–0.91
Peer disapproval of substance use 0.79*** 0.69–0.90
Peers view academic achievement as important 1.02 0.89–1.16
School Attachment 1.00 0.90–1.13

*** p-value ≤0.001, ** p-value ≤0.01, *p-value ≤0.05