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Table 8 Effect of the Intervention on Various Patterns of drinking(Multivariate Analysis)

From: Effect of a communication intervention on alcohol use during pregnancy in post conflict Northern Uganda: a quasi experimental study

Drinking Patterns

Alcohol use (Any amount)

Binge drinking

Frequent drinking

Alcohol Dependence

Hazardous drinking

Harmful alcohol use

Variable

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR(95% CI)

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

Coeff[95% CI]

Age Group

 21–25

1.26(0.53 to 2.99)

0.76(0.12 to 4.48

0.49(0.06to 3.93)

0.30(0.01 to 9.82)

2.58(0.14 to 45.20)

−0.20(− 0.88 to 0.4)

 26–30

1.37(0.50 to 3.73)

2.03(0.33 to 12.13

0.86 (0.11 to 6.74)

0.84(0.04 to 14.99)

2.40(0.12 to 46.83)

− 0.38(− 1.13 to 0.37)

 31–35

1.73(0.55 to 5.46)

6.41(0.86 to 47.40

1.2(0.13 to 11.36)

0.76(0.03 to 17.45)

7.04(0.3 to 156.21)

−0.29(−1.15 to 0.57)

 36–45

1.02(0.24 to 4.33)

1.73(0.19to 15.72)

0.4(0.04 to 4.43)

 

7.49(0.25 to 217.99)

−0.19(−1.16 to 0.78)

Live Children

 One

1.16(0.45 to 2.97)

9.8(1.30 to 73.89

64(3.06to 133.81)

3.67(0.12 to106.66)

1.29(0.07 to 24.32)

0.17(−0.58 to 0.92)

 Two

1.20(0.46 to 3.14

3.5(0.40 to 32.07)

32.8(1.40 to77.42)

2.32(0.10 to 52.10)

2.03(0.10 to 39.97)

−0.12(− 0.98 to 0.73)

 Three

1.09(0.36 to 3.32)

3.2(0.33 to 30.66)

34.07(1.48 to 78.73)

 

0.70(0.03 to 18.98)

−0.16(−1.07 to 0.76)

 Four

1.47(0.44 to 4.91

4.2(0.48 to 37.13)

45.4(1.94 to 1062.5)

0.76(0.03 to 16.97)

1.43(0.05 to 38.31)

−0.03(− 0.92 to 0.86)

 Five+

1.55(0.36 to 6.63)

2.06(0.20to 21.22)

26.6(1.07 to 658.47)

 

1.02(0.03 to 35.89)

0.002(−0.99 to 0.99)

Residence

 Urban

0.75(0.41 to 1.39)

0.99(0.33 to 2.94

0.93(0.28 to 3.094)

0.88(0.08 to 9.44)

1.20 (0.31 to 4.59)

0.27(− 0.23 to 0.77)

 Peri urban

0.58(0.24 to 1.43)

1.63(0.38 to 6.88

0.64(0.11 to 3.53)

1.56(0.18 to 13.29)

1.09 (0.16 to 7.05)

0.24(−0.39 to 0.87)

Sex Partners in last twelve months

 Two or more

5.17(2.12 to 12.63)

1.59(0.58 to 4.34)

4.6(1.55 to 14.03)

0.44(0.05 to 3.68)

5.95(1.26 to 28.11)

0.33(−0.12 to 0.77)

Knowledge of anything that could harm baby during pregnancy

 Yes

1.32(0.65 to 2.66)

0.22(0.07 to 0.68)

1.09(0.32 to 3.76)

2.85(0.40 to 20.16)

3.17 (0.49 to 20.25)

−0.10(− 0.57 to 0.36)

Attitude

 Fair attitude

0.15(0.07 to 0.34)

4.8(1.16 to 19.90)

0.60(0.09 to 3.74)

0.68(0.04 to 10.63)

1.88 (0.30 to 11.70)

0.04(−0.62 to 0.70)

 Positive attitude

0.46(0.20 to 1.036)

6.63(1.64to 26.77)

3.2(0.72 to 14.94)

0.46(0.03 to 8.05)

1.45 (0.20 to 10.36)

0.13(−0.49 to 0.77)

My family would not approve of me drinking during pregnancy

 Agree

0.06(0.03 to 0.16)

0.42 (0.17 to 1.01)

0.24(0.08 to 0.65)

0.11(0.01 to 0.84)

0.08 (0.03 to 0.32)

−0.19(− 0.59 to 0.21)

Ever received information on alcohol use during pregnancy

 Yes

0.49(0.26to 0.92)

0.56(0.19 to 1.61)

0.77(0.22 to 2.62)

0.25(0.02 to 2.71)

0.83 (0.20 to 3.49)

0.22(−0.26 to 0.70)

Knowledge

 Fair knowledge

0.67(0.34 to 1.35)

1.40(0.42 to 4.61)

9.54(2.28 to 39.90)

3.65(0.28 to 47.71)

3.33 (0.69 to 15.97)

0.58(0.01 to 1.15)

 Adequate

0.68(0.24 to 1.84)

5.62(1.01to 31.25)

3.54(0.48 to 25.80)

 

3.05 (0.36 to 25.35

−0.14(−1.005 to 0.71)

Time

 Endline

0.74(0.37 to 1.51)

0.79(0.27 to 2.29)

0.15(0.04 to 0.54)

1.26(0.11 to 13.40)

0.46(0.09 to 2.24)

0.22(−0.26 to 0.72)

Group

 Intervention

0.23(0.10 to 0.50)

3.02(0.84to 10.79)

0.21(0.05 to 0.90)

0.27(0.01 to 6.24)

0.24 (0.04 to 1.42)

0.48(−0.10 to 1.073)

time#group

 Endline#intervention

1.48(0.53 to 4.10)

0.09(0.01to 0.66)*

0.75(0.07 to 7.54)

7.08(0.08 to 578.14)

2.61 (0.24 to 27.68)

− 0.03(− 0.85 to 0.79)

Cons

24.6(7.47 to 81.52)

0.12(0.02 to 0.61)

(0.03(0.003to 0.44)

0.25(0.01 to 10.49)

0.01 (0.001 to 0.21)

0.31(−0.37 to 0.99)

  1. A multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate effect of the intervention on various patterns of drinking. The communication intervention was only significant with regard to binge drinking