Table 3.
Factors associated with alcohol use disorder (AUDIT ≥8) in Sodo, Gurage Zone, South Ethiopia
| Having AUD % | Crude PR (95% CI) | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics (Model A) | ||||
| Age (in years) | Mean = 39.4 Yrs. (SD 15.3) | 1.02 (1.01, 1.02)* | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02)* | |
| Sex | Male | 25.8 | 10.9 (6.7, 17.7)* | 7.7 (4.4, 13.1)* |
| Female | 2.4 | Reference | Reference | |
| Educational status | Formal education | 16.6 | Reference | Reference |
| No formal education | 12.7 | 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | |
| Occupation type | Housewives | 0.90 | Reference | Reference |
| Farmer | 21.1 | 24.6 (7.7, 78.6)* | 3.9 (1.0, 14.8)* | |
| Trader | 9.10 | 11.2 (3.1, 39.9)* | 6.0 (1.5, 23.9)* | |
| Daily laborer | 17.7 | 21.0 (6.2, 71.0)* | 6.39 (1.5, 26.1)* | |
| Othersa | 5.7 | 5.6 (1.4, 22.2)* | 1.9 (0.4, 9.0) | |
| Perceived relative wealth | Lower | 12.3 | 1.3 (0.9, 2.0) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.0) |
| Average/the same | 15.0 | 1.2 (0.9, 1.7) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) | |
| Better-off | 17.7 | Reference | Reference | |
| Residence | Rural | 14.2 | 1.3 (0.7, 2.3) | 1.4 (0.7, 2.5) |
| Urban | 10.4 | Reference | Reference | |
| Marital status | Currently married | 15.4 | Reference | Reference |
| Othersb | 9.3 | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) | |
| Social support | poor | 16.1 | 1.3 (0.9, 2.0) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) |
| Average | 14.7 | 1.2 (0.9,1.7) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | |
| strong | 11.6 | Reference | Reference | |
| Stressful life events | Mean = 3.8 (SD 1.4) | 1.3 (1.2, 1.3)* | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3)* | |
| Factors adjusted for model A | ||||
| Suicidal ideation | Yes | 13.3 | 1.7 (1.1, 2.6)* | 1.5 (1.1, 2.1)* |
| No | 23.5 | Reference | Reference | |
| Total depression symptom score (PHQ-9), median = 2.0, IQR 0 to 5 | 1.06 (1.03, 1.09)* | 1.06 (1.02, 1.09)* | ||
| Total disability score (WHODAS), median = 6.5, IQR 0 to 18.6 | 1.02 (1.00,1.02)* | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04)* | ||
AUD-Alcohol use disorder (AUDIT≥8): PHQ-9 - Patient Health Questionnaire version 9; WHODAS _ World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule; SD-Standard Deviation; PR – Prevalence Ratio, IQR – interquartile range a-includes single, widowed, divorced; b- includes students, civil servants and others; * significant at p value < 0.05; P value 0,027 for age, < 0.001 for total depression symptom score and 0.010 for disability score; Sampling weight used during analysis