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Table 3 Factors associated with substance use among Gumuz people in Mandura Woreda, Benishangul-Gumuz, northwest Ethiopia, 2018

From: Substance use and associated factors among Gumuz people in Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, Mandura woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Substance use

Odds ratio(95%CI)

 

Yes (%)

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Sex

Male

271 (56.7)

1.431 (1.07, 1.92)

1.48 (0.78, 2.83)

Female

140 (47.8)

1.0

1.0

Education

Unable to read and write

201 (51.7)

1.0

1.0

Read and write

144 (52.9)

1.05 (78, 1.44)

3.79 (2.34, 6.15)**

Primary

35 (60.3)

1.42 (0.81, 2.5)

9.83 (4.37, 22.1)**

Secondary

31 (59.6)

1.38 (0.77, 2.49)

3.68 (1.83, 8.22)**

Occupation

Farmer

262 (56.2)

0.61 (0.270, 1.373)

1.9 (0.74, 4.86)

Government Employee

26 (81.3)

2.05 (0.624, 6.750)

4.51 (1.27, 15.98)*

House wife

104 (42.4)

0.35 (0.15, 0.80)

0.67 (0.26, 1.74)

Merchant

19 (67.9)

1.0

1.0

Social support

Poor support

186 (72.7)

1.0

1.0

Strong support

225 (43.7)

0.29 (0.21, 0.40)

0.39 (0.27, 0.58)**

Age

  

1.04 (1.03, 1.05)

1.08 (1.06, 1.11)**

  1. NB: * = P value < 0.05 ** = P value < 0.001 OR Odd ratio CI Confidence Interval
  2. The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test (0.791) was checked on the logistic model for appropriateness, to assess how good the model is fit (P-value > 0.05)