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Table 2 Socio-demographic factors associated with khat use among people with HIV attending services at Jimma University Specialized Hospital (n = 389)

From: Khat use in people living with HIV: a facility-based cross-sectional survey from South West Ethiopia

Variables

Khat use N (%)

Unadjusted odds ratio (OR)

95% confidence interval (CI)

Gender

Male

48 (33.6)

2.26

1.41, 3.63

Female

45 (18.3)

Reference

 

Age (years)

18-24

5 (21.7)

0.90

0.32, 2.58

25-34

41 (23.6)

Reference

 

35-44

33 (28.2)

1.27

0.75, 2.17

45-54

11 (21.2)

0.87

0.41, 2.85

55 and above

3 (13.0)

0.49

0.14, 1.72

Ethnicity

Oromo

50 (27.5)

Reference

 

Amhara

24 (22.9)

0.78

0.45, 1.37

Gurage/Keffa/Yem/Others

19 (18.6)

0.60

0.33, 1.41

Religion

Orthodox

33 (16.5)

0.30

0.18, 0.50

Muslim

50 (40.0)

Reference

 

Catholic/Protestant

10 (15.6)

0.28

0.13, 0.60

Frequency of going worship

Daily/2–3 times weekly

37 (22.0)

1.95

0.88, 4.43

Weekly

45 (23.7)

Reference

 

Less than once a week/Never

11 (35.5)

1.77

0.79, 3.98

Education

No formal education

20 (24.4)

0.83

0.46, 1.53

Primary

48 (27.9)

Reference

 

Secondary

20 (19.6)

0.63

0.35, 1.14

Tertiary

5 (15.2)

0.46

0.17, 1.26

Occupation

Unemployed

20 (20.6)

0.60

0.31, 1.15

Daily laborer

30 (30.3)

Reference

 

Employed

14 (25.5)

0.79

0.37, 1.65

Farmer

1 (11.1)

0.29

0.03, 2.40

Merchant

14 (22.2)

0.66

0.32, 1.37

Others4

14 (21.2)

0.62

0.30, 1.28

Marital status

Single

13 (27.1)

1.30

0.63, 2.67

Married

43 (22.3)

Reference

 

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

37 (25.0)

1.16

0.70, 1.92

Living circumstances

Alone

25 (29.8)

1.58

0.91, 2.74

With nuclear family

59 (21.1)

Reference

 

With others5

9 (34.6)

1.97

0.84, 4.65

  1. 4Occupation = Housewife, domestic worker, student, retired or driver.
  2. 5Living condition = living with other relatives or non-relatives.