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Table 4 Determinant factors associated with the prevalence of khat chewing among study participants, Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Chewing khat and risky sexual behavior among residents of Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Khat chewing

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

No

Yes

Sex

Male

284 (62.1)

173 (37.9)

6.0 (4.–9.1)

6.2 (4–9.7)

Female

306 (90.8)

31 (9.2)

1.00

1.00

Age

18–24

196 (78.7)

53 (21.3)

1.00

1.00

25–34

215 (68.9)

97 (31.1)

1.7 (1.1–2.5)

2.1 (1.3–3.5)

35–44

90 (78.9)

24 (21.1)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.7 (0.8–3.4)

≥ 45

89 (74.8)

30 (25.2)

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

2.0 (1.0–4.3)

Marital status

Married

313 (76.7)

95 (23.3)

1.00

1.00

Single

247 (70.4)

104 (29.6)

1.4 (1.0–1.9)

1.7 (1.1–2.7)

Widowed/separated

30 (85.7)

5 (14.3)

0.6 (0.2–1.5)

1.0 (0.3–2.9)

Education

No formal education

132 (80.0)

33 (20)

1.00

1.00

1–8 grade

90 (67.2)

44 (32.8)

2.0 (1.2–3.3)

1.8 (1.0–3.4)

9–12 grade

180 (71.1)

73 (28.9)

1.6 (1.0–2.6)

1.3 (0.7–2.5)

Diploma and above

188 (77.7)

54 (22.3)

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

Occupation

Government employ

177 (83.1)

36 (16.9)

1.00

1.00

Merchant

162 (63.8)

92 (36.2)

2.8 (1.8–4.3)

3.3 (1.9–5.9)

Daily laborer

101 (80.2)

25 (19.8)

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

1.9 (0.9–4.1)

Student

74 (77.1)

22 (22.9)

1.5 (0.8–2.7)

3.3 (1.4–7.5)

Farmer/housewife/private

76 (72.4)

29 (27.6)

1.9 (1.1–3.3)

4.3 (2.0–9.1)

Average monthly income

≤ 1000 EBR

308 (80.2)

76 (19.8)

1.00

1.00

1001–2000 EBR

160 (71.7)

63 (28.3)

1.6 (1.1–2.3)

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

2001–3000 EBR

68 (66.7)

34 (33.3)

2.0 (1.3–3.3)

2.3 (1.3–4.3)

≥ 3001 EBR

54 (63.5)

31 (36.5)

2.3 (1.4–3.9)

2.2 (1.2–4.3)

  1. NB: Italic indicates significant value
  2. COR crude odds ratio; AOR adjusted odds ratio; 95%CI 95% confidence interval