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. 2021 Jun 5;21:419. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03885-4

Table 4.

Multivariable multilevel logistic regression analysis of predictors of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

Variables COR
(95% CI)
Model I
(Null model)
Model II
AOR (95% CI)
Model III
AOR(95% CI)
Model IV
AOR(95%CI)
Level of knowledge
 Low 3.4 (2.2, 5.2) 3.1 (1.9, 5.3) 3.2 (1.9, 5.4)
 Moderate 2 (1.2, 3.8) 1.4 (0.7, 3.0) 1.5 (0.7, 3.2)
 High 1 1 1
Attitude towards alcohol consumption
 Negative 1 1 1
 Neutral 3.7 (2.3, 5.9) 2.8 (1.7, 4.6) 3 (1.5, 5.2)
 Positive 9.5 (6.7,13.4) 6.3 (4.2, 9.5) 7.5 (5, 11)
History of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption
 Yes 5.1 (3.8, 6.9) 4.9 (3.44, 7.2) 4.8 (3.4, 6 .9)
 No 1 1 1
Partner alcohol use
 Yes 5.9 (4, 8.6) 3.9 (2.44, 6.08) 3.9 (2.5, 6)
 No 1 1 1
Partner encouragement to alcohol use
 Yes 6.4 (3.4, 12) 3.5 (1.64, 7.4) 4 (1.9, 8)
 No 1 1
The perception that alcohol consumption is culturally or socially acceptable
 Yes 4.7 (3.4, 6.5) 3.6 (2.4, 5.4) 3.6 (2.4, 5.3)
 No 1 1 1
Community women’s education attainments
 Low 3.3 (1.5, 7.2) 2.6 (1.6, 5.1) 4 (2.2, 7.7)
 High 1 1 1
Ever heard/media exposure about the risk of alcohol drinking during pregnancy
 Low 2.5 (1.2, 5.5) 2.2 (1.01, 4.9) 3 (1.7, 5.5)
 High 1 1 1
Community social support
 Low 2.9 (1.4, 6) 1.5 (0.8, 3.2) 1.7 (0.9, 3.2)
 High 1 1 1
Random-effects
 Community variance 0.55 0.71 0.16 0.10
 ICC (%) 14.3 18 5 3
 PCV (%) Ref - 71 82
Model fitness
 AIC 1391.2 975.84 1381.79 946.16
 Log-likelihood -693.5836 -459.9229 -684.8936 -460.1313