Table 2 Socio-demographic factors independently associated with current khat chewing among undergraduate students, Jimma University, Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Current khat chewing | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age | ||||
< 20 | 38 (19) | 162 (81) | 0.5 | 0.75 [0.3–1.8] |
20–24 | 78 (23.9) | 248 (76.1) | Reference | Reference |
≥ 25 | 32 (34.4) | 61 (65.6) | 0.49 | 0.76 [0.35–1.67] |
Sex | ||||
Male | 125 (26.9) | 339 (73.1) | 0.02 | 2.3 [1.16–4.6] |
Female | 23 (14.8) | 132 (85.2) | Reference | Reference |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 139 (23.1) | 462 (76.9) | Reference | Reference |
Married | 9 (50) | 9 (50) | 0.44 | 0.49 [0.08–3.0] |
Ethnicity | ||||
Oromo | 112 (29.1) | 273 (70.9) | Reference | Reference |
Amhara | 15 (11.8) | 112 (88.2) | 0.06 | 2.1 [0.96–4.5] |
Othersa | 21 (19.6) | 86 (80.4) | 0.3 | 0.56 [0.18–1.7] |
Religion | ||||
Muslim | 91(49.7) | 92 (50.3) | Reference | Reference |
Orthodox | 41(16.7) | 205 (83.3) | 0.001 | 6.7 [2.8–16.3] |
Othersb | 16 (8.4) | 174 (91.6) | 0.001 | 4.0 [1.76–9.37] |
Frequency of attending a place of worship | ||||
Daily/2–3 times per week | 96 (21.6) | 349 (78.4) | 0.001 | 0.1 [0.03–0.29] |
Weekly | 28 (29.8) | 66 (70.2) | 0.3 | 0.55 [0.17–1.7] |
Less than weekly | 7 (17.1) | 34 (82.9) | 0.13 | 0.19 [0.04–0.84] |
Never | 17 (43.6) | 22 (56.4) | Reference | Reference |
Previous living condition | ||||
Living Alone | 4 (13.8) | 25 (86.2) | Reference | Reference |
With family | 140 (24.1) | 442 (75.9) | 0.13 | 0.15 [0.14–1.73] |
Othersc | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 0.29 | 0.34 [0.05–2.5] |
Current living condition | ||||
Dormitory | 125 (21.6) | 454 (78.4) | Reference | Reference |
In rented home | 21 (75) | 7 (25) | 0.5 | 0.38 [0.02–6.15] |
Othersd | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 0.4 | 3.56 [0.18–71.5] |
Monthly pocket money (Ethiopian Birr) | ||||
≤ 100 | 3 (11.5) | 23 (88.5) | Reference | Reference |
101–299 | 15 (15.6) | 81 (84.4) | 0.95 | 0.95 [0.18–4.85] |
300–499 | 35 (21.2) | 130 (78.8) | 0.95 | 0.97 [0.33–2.85] |
500–999 | 61 (32.4) | 127 (67.6) | 0.33 | 1.58 [0.63–3.97] |
≥ 1000 | 27 (30.3) | 62 (69.7) | 0.4 | 1.4 [0.61–3.37] |
Family’s main source of income | ||||
Agriculture | 54 (21.4) | 198 (78.6) | Reference | Reference |
Trade | 48 (33.8) | 94 (66.2) | 0.61 | 1.8[0.16–21.75] |
Government job | 33 (18.3) | 147 (81.7) | 0.58 | 1.9 [0.17–23.4] |
NGO/private firm work | 10 (31.25) | 22 (68.75) | 0.73 | 1.53[0.13–17.45] |
Otherse | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | 0.37 | 3.4 [0.24–48.3] |
Family members currently chew khat | ||||
Yes | 105 (63.6) | 60 (36.4) | 0.001 | 15.6 [8.3–29.5] |
No | 43 (9.5) | 411 (90.5) | Reference | Reference |