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Table 2 Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis for the prevalence of khat chewing among Jimma university staff, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Khat chewing prevalence and correlates among university staff in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Khat chewing

Odds ratio

Yes

No

COR

AOR

N (%)

N (%)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Sex

 Male

87 (51.5)

82 (48.5)

2.32 (1.51–3.58)

2.66 (1.52–4.68)*

 Female

58 (31.4)

127 (68.6)

1

1

Age in years

 18–24

16 (22.5)

55 (77.5)

4.38 (1.66–11.50)

1.41 (0.38–5.30)

 25–34

96 (43.1)

127 (56.9)

1.68 (0.73–3.87)

0.76 (0.24–2.44)

 35–44

19 (54.3)

16 (45.7)

1.07 (0.38–3.01)

1.03 (0.26–4.04)

 ≥ 45

56 (56.0)

11 (44.0)

1

1

Marital status

 Married

68 (41.0)

98 (59.0)

1

1

 Single

57 (36.1)

101 (63.9)

1.23 (0.79–1.93)

1.74 (0.97–3.14)

 Divorced

11 (57.9)

8 (42.1)

0.50 (0.19–1.32)

0.82 (0.24–2.80)

 Widowed

9 (81.8)

2 (18.2)

0.115 (0.03–0.74)

0.34 (0.05–2.29)

Education level

 Secondary

11 (29.7)

26 (70.3)

3.15 (1.13–8.81)

1.14 (0.33–4.00)

 Diploma

57 (39.9)

86 (60.1)

2.01 (0.89–4.57)

0.64 (0.23–1.78)

 Degree

61 (41.8)

85 (58.2)

1.86 (0.82–4.21)

0.79 (0.29–2.19)

 Masters and above

16 (57.1)

12 (42.9)

1

1

Job satisfaction

 Yes

71 (36.4)

124 (63.6)

1

1

 No

74 (46.5)

85 (53.5)

1.52 (0.99–2.33)

0.79 (0.44–1.41)

Had khat chewing friends

 Yes

66 (56.4)

51 (43.6)

1

1

 No

79 (33.3)

158 (66.67)

0.39 (0.25–0.61)

2.15 (1.18–3.93)*

Alcohol use

 Yes

124 (60.5)

81 (39.5)

1

1

 No

21 (14.1)

128 (85.9)

9.33 (5.44–16.01)

9.02 (4.96–16.42)*

Family history of khat chewing

 Yes

20 (83.3)

4 (16.7)

1

1

 No

125 (37.9)

205 (62.11)

8.2 (2.74–24.54)

4.03 (1.16–13.99)*

  1. * p ≤ 0.05