Table 3.
Factors associated with alcohol use disorder among residents of dilla town, southern Ethiopia, 2021(n = 666).
| Variables | Alcohol use disorder identification test | COR (95% CI) | p value | AOR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) | Negative (%) | |||||
| Sex | 0.001 | |||||
| Male | 190 (93.1) | 276 (59.7) | 9.15 (5.15, 16.23) | 8.33 (4.34, 15.98) | 0.001** | |
| Female | 14 (6.9) | 186 (40.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Age (years) | 0.135 | |||||
| <33 | 124 (60.8) | 252 (54.5) | 1.29 (0.92, 1.81) | 1.78 (1.06, 3.00) | 0.029* | |
| ⩾33 | 80 (39.2) | 210 (45.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Marital status | 0.006 | |||||
| Single | 100 (49) | 182 (39.4) | 0.89 (0.51, 1.53) | 0.72 (0.33, 1.56) | 0.413 | |
| Married | 78 (38.2) | 238 (51.5) | 0.53 (0.30, 0.92) | 0.58 (0.29, 1.17) | 0.131 | |
| Divorced | 26 (12.7) | 42 (9.1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Educational status | 0.286 | |||||
| Unable to read and write | 21 (10.3) | 74 (16.0) | 0.79 (0.42, 1.49) | |||
| Able to read and write | 73 (35.8) | 142 (30.7) | 1.43 (0.87, 2.35) | |||
| Primary school | 56 (27.5) | 85 (18.4) | 1.52 (0.96, 2.12) | |||
| Secondary school | 23 (11.3) | 75 (16.2) | 0.85 (0.46, 1.58) | |||
| College and above | 31 (15.1) | 86 (18.7) | 1 | |||
| Occupational status | 0.002 | |||||
| Government employee | 32 (15.7) | 49 (10.6) | 1.81 (0.99, 3.27) | 1.60 (0.75,3.43) | 0.228 | |
| Private employee | 72 (35.3) | 114 (24.7) | 1.75 (1.07, 2.85) | 1.37 (0.71, 2.63) | 0.341 | |
| Farmer | 15 (7.4) | 69 (14.9) | 0.60 (0.30, 1.19) | 0.61 (0.26, 1.41) | 0.248 | |
| Merchant | 51 (25.0) | 136 (29.4) | 1.04 (0.62, 1.72) | 0.75 (0.38, 1.48) | 0.408 | |
| Student | 34 (26.6) | 94 (20.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mean family size(in number) | 0.014 | |||||
| <5 | 94 (46.1) | 166 (35.9) | 1.52 (1.09, 2.13) | 1.18 (0.77, 1.82) | 0.436 | |
| ⩾5 | 110 (53.9) | 296 (64.1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mean monthly income | 0.486 | |||||
| <1,539 ETB | 104 (51.0) | 222 (48.1) | 1.12 (0.81, 1.56) | |||
| ⩾1,539 ETB | 100 (49.0) | 240 (51.9) | 1 | |||
| Family history of alcohol use | 0.942 | |||||
| Yes | 108 (52.9) | 246 (53.2) | 1.01 (0.73, 1.40) | |||
| No | 96 (47.1) | 216 (46.8) | 1 | |||
| Life time history of cigarette smoking | 0.001 | |||||
| Yes | 142 (69.6) | 164 (35.5) | 4.16 (2.92, 5.93) | 1.44 (0.81, 2.58) | 0.213 | |
| No | 62 (30.4) | 298 (64.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Life time history of khat chewing | 0.619 | |||||
| Yes | 84 (41.2) | 178 (38.5) | 1.12 (0.80, 1.56) | |||
| No | 120 (58.8) | 284 (61.5) | 1 | |||
| Current cigarette smoking | 0.001 | |||||
| Yes | 134 (65.7) | 142 (30.7) | 4.31 (3.04, 6.12) | 2.49 (1.42, 4.37) | 0.010 ** | |
| No | 70 (34.3) | 320 (69.3) | 0.23 (0.16, 0.33) | 1 | ||
| Current khat chewing | 0.136 | |||||
| Yes | 139 (68.1) | 79 (17.1) | 10.37 (7.08, 15.18) | 6.23 (3.8, 9.92) | 0.005 ** | |
| No | 65 (31.9) | 383 (82.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Psychological stress | 0.001 | |||||
| High | 58 (28.4) | 36 (7.8) | 7.52 (4.61, 12.32) | 7.69 (4.16, 14.28) | 0.001 ** | |
| Moderate | 78 (32.8) | 108 (23.4) | 3.38 (2.28, 5.00) | 2.56 (1.35, 4.76) | 0.004 ** | |
| Low | 68 (33.3) | 318 (68.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Social support | 0.160 | |||||
| Poor | 92 (45.1) | 190 (41.1) | 1.59 (0.97, 2.59) | 2.30 (1.27, 4.18) | 0.006 ** | |
| Moderate | 84 (41.2) | 180 (39.0) | 1.53 (0.93, 2.52) | 2.38 (1.29, 4.38) | 0.005 ** | |
| Strong | 28 (13.7) | 92 (19.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
NB: COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; ETB: Ethiopian birr; 1; Reference group; *p value < 0.05; **p value ≤ 0.01.