Table 5. Adjusted analysis for factors associated with substance use (N = 3224).
| Variable | Lifetime substance use | Current substance use | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR† (95%CI) | P-value | AOR† (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Age | ||||
| 10–14 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 15–19 | 1.09 (0.70,1.32) | 0.378 | 0.97 (0.77,1.22) | 0.78 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 0.61 (0.50,0.74) | <0.001 | 0.63 (0.50,0.80) | <0.001 |
| District | ||||
| Moshi MC | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Moshi DC | 1.22 (0.96,1.57) | 0.107 | 1.14 (0.86,1.52) | 0.374 |
| Hai | 0.91 (0.66, 1.25) | 0.57 | 0.77 (0.52,1.14) | 0.193 |
| Siha | 0.64 (0.47, 0.87) | 0.005 | 0.78 (0.55, 1.12) | 0.180 |
| Ever had sex | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 4.50 (3.60,6.13) | <0.001 | 4.31 (3.25,5.71) | <0.001 |
| Days missed class | ||||
| Did not miss class | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1–3 days | 1.40 (1.09, 1.78) | 0.007 | 1.33 (1.00,1.76) | 0.049 |
| ≥ 4 days | 1.31 (0.80,2.14) | 0.287 | 1.09 (0.62, 1.94) | 0.75 |
| Ever been bullied | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 1.50 (1.17,1.94) | 0.002 | 1.55 (1.16, 2.05) | 0.003 |
| Seen alcohol advertisement | ||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Rarely | 1.44 (1.16,1.79) | 0.001 | 1.50 (1.16, 1.93) | 0.002 |
| Always | 2.09 (1.61,2.7) | <0.001 | 1.87 (1.37, 2.53) | <0.001 |
| Ever engaged in a physical fight | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 2.03 (1.65, 2.5) | <0.001 | 2.19 (1.73, 2.78) | <0.001 |
| Parents/guardians understood your problems | ||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Rarely | 1.16 (0.90, 1.49) | 0.253 | 1.38 (1.03,1.85) | 0.034 |
| Always | 0.81 (0.64,1.03) | 0.860 | 0.90 (0.68, 1.21) | 0.487 |
| Classmate social support | ||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Rarely | 0.89 (0.70, 1.13) | 0.327 | 0.89 (0.68,1.18) | 0.423 |
| Always | 0.73 (0.57, 0.95) | 0.017 | 0.71 (0.53, 0.97) | 0.029 |
† AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio.