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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis showing factors associated with alcohol drinking within the last 12 months among Woldia University students, 2015

From: Determinants of psychoactive substances use among Woldia University students in Northeastern Ethiopia

Variables

Alcohol drinking

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Sex

 Male

167

287

1.96 (1.34, 2.87)*

2.25 (1.46, 3.45)**

 Female

46

155

1.00

1.00

Religion

 Orthodox

179

298

1.00

1.00

 Muslims

11

84

0.22 (0.11, 0.42)**

0.14 (0.07, 0.29)**

 Protestant

15

54

0.46 (0.25, 0.84)*

0.54 (0.26, 1.13)

 Othersa

8

6

2.22 (0.76, 6.50)

1.93 (0.55, 6.8)

Ethnicity

 Amhara

134

265

1.00

1.00

 Oromo

31

63

0.97 (0.60, 1.57)

0.75 (0.42, 1.34)

 SNNPb

20

67

0.59 (0.34, 1.01)*

0.48 (0.24, 0.97)*

 Tigray

28

47

1.18 (0.71, 1.97)

1.04 (0.59, 1.81)

Ever chewed khat

 Yes

60

25

6.54 (3.96, 10.81)**

6.97 (3.88, 12.55)**

 No

153

417

1.00

1.00

Average monthly pocket money (ETB)

 <250

43

131

1.00

1.00

 250–499

91

195

1.42 (0.93, 2.17)

1.59 (0.99, 2.55)

 ≥500

79

116

2.08 (1.33, 3.25)*

2.37 (1.42, 3.96)*

  1. Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit = 0.882
  2. ETB Ethiopian Birr, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval
  3. *Statistically significant variables at p < 0.05
  4. **Statistically significant variables at p < 0.001
  5. aCatholic and traditional
  6. bSouthern nations, nationalities and peoples