Table 3 Correlates of substance use among adolescents
AOR | 95% C.I. for AOR | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 2.117 | 1.731 | 2.589 | ≤ 0.001 |
Female (RC) | ||||
Age | ||||
10–13 | 0.333 | 0.232 | 0.478 | ≤ 0.001 |
14–17 (RC) | ||||
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 0.755 | 0.473 | 1.205 | 0.239 |
Islam | 0.782 | 0.470 | 1.300 | 0.343 |
Other (RC) | ||||
Marital status | ||||
Married | 1.408 | 0.632 | 3.134 | 0.403 |
Not married (RC) | ||||
Education | ||||
Less than JHS (RC) | ||||
JHS | 1.053 | 0.710 | 1.561 | 0.798 |
SHS and higher | 1.283 | 0.813 | 2.023 | 0.284 |
Ecological belts | ||||
Coastal (RC) | ||||
Middle | 0.510 | 0.409 | 0.636 | ≤ 0.001 |
Northern | 0.597 | 0.451 | 0.790 | ≤ 0.001 |
Currently doing any paid work | ||||
Yes | 1.821 | 1.295 | 2.560 | 0.001 |
No (RC) | ||||