Table 2.
Relationship between demographic characteristics and daily alcohol use
| Characteristic | Drinks per day | Total | AOR (95% CI) | |
| More than 3 drinks |
1 – 3 drinks |
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| Age | ||||
| Less than 30 years | 18(16.7) | 90(83.3) | 108(100) | Reference |
| 31 – 40 years | 23(30.7) | 52(69.3) | 75(100) | 5.8 (2.3 – 14.2)* |
| Over 40 years | 15(53.6) | 13(46.4) | 28(100) | 2.6 (1.1 – 6.4)* |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 8(18.6) | 35(81.4) | 43(100) | Reference |
| Male | 48(28.6) | 120(71.4) | 168(100) | 1.8 (0.9 – 4.0) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 11(12.6) | 76(87.4) | 87(100) | Reference |
| Married | 27(29.7) | 64(70.3) | 91(100) | 8.3 (3.3 – 21.1)* |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 18(54.5) | 15(45.5) | 33(100) | 2.8 (1.3 – 6.5)* |
| Education | ||||
| None - Primary | 30(21.6) | 109(78.4) | 139(100) | Reference |
| Post-primary | 26(36.1) | 46(63.9) | 72(100) | 2.1 (1.1 – 3.8)* |
| Religion | ||||
| Christians | 41(21.9) | 146(78.1) | 187(100) | Reference |
| Islam | 12(70.6) | 5(29.4) | 17(100) | 2.7 (0.6 – 12.4) |
| Others | 3(42.9) | 4(57.1) | 7(100) | 0.3 (0.1 – 1.9) |
| Monthly earning (USD) | ||||
| Less than 50 | 28(21.9) | 100(78.1) | 128(100) | Reference |
| 50 – 100 | 8(15.7) | 43(84.3) | 51(100) | 5.8 (2.5 – 13.8)* |
| Over 100 | 18(62.1) | 11(37.9) | 29(100) | 8.8 (3.1 – 25.5)* |
| Family description | ||||
| Abusive/broken home | 13(39.4) | 20(60.6) | 33(100) | Reference |
| Happy home | 41(23.4) | 134(76.6) | 175(100) | 0.5 (0.2 – 1.0)† |
| Total | 54(26) | 154(74) | 208(100) | |
AOR – Adjusted Odds Ratio
*
p-value < 0.05
†
p-value = 0.059