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Table 4 Bivariate logistic regression of factors associated with substance use among street children, Jimma town, Oromiya, South West Ethiopia March 2019

From: Prevalence and factors associated with substance use among street children in Jimma town, Oromiya national regional state, Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Substance use

COR(95% CI)

P value

yes

no

Sex

Male

92

189

3.286 [1.117–9.668]

0.031*

Female

4

27

1

 

Age

12–14

49

142

1

 

≥14

47

74

1.84 [1.129–3.001]

0.014*

Educational status

Never attend school

34

54

1

 

Read and write

8

15

0.84 [0.325–2.211]

0.735

Grade 1–4

38

108

0.56 [0.317–0.985]

0.044*

Grade 5–8

16

39

0.652 [0.316–1.343]

0.246*

Daily income (birr)

≤ 35

47

124

1

 

> 35

49

92

1.40 [0.867–2.277]

0.167*

Sleeping place (Hotel veranda)

Yes

54

103

1.411 [0.870–2.288]

0.163*

No

42

113

1

 

Sleeping place (Old and abandoned buildings)

yes

22

82

0.486 [0.28–0.842]

0.010*

no

74

134

1

 

Child’s job (Carrying small items)

yes

75

150

1.571 [0.894–2.762]

0.116*

no

21

66

1

 

Child’s job (Delivering messages)

yes

8

46

0.336 [0.152–0.743]

0.047*

no

88

170

1

 

Child’s job (Begging)

yes

7

30

0.488 [0.206–1.153]

0.102*

no

89

186

1

 

Duration on the street

< 12

40

142

1

 

12–60

49

67

2.59 [1.561–4.318]

0.001*

> 60

7

7

3.55 [1.176–10.716]

0.025*

Paternal substance use

Yes

52

100

3.64 [1.614–8.207]

0.002*

No

8

56

1

 

Don’t know

36

60

4.2 [1.798–9.809]

0.001*

Maternal substance use

Yes

24

14

7.2 [3.383–15.322]

0.001*

No

35

147

1

 

Don’t know

37

55

2.83 [1.620–4.929]

0.001*

Sibling substance use

Yes

28

26

3.06 [1.627–5.767]

0.001*

No

45

128

1

 

Don’t know

23

61

1.07 [0.596–1.930]

0.815

Best friend substance use

Yes

76

69

8.096 [4.58–14.309]

0.000*

No

20

147

1

 
  1. COR crude odds ratio; CI Confidence Interval; *p ≤ 0.25