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Table 4 Binary logistic regression analysis of factors associated with RSB among people with bipolar disorder at AMHH, 2017

From: Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among patients with bipolar disorders in Ethiopia

Variables

Risky sexual behavior

COR [95% CI]

AOR [95% CI]

Yes 147 (49.5%)

No 150 (51.5%)

Sex

 Male

107 (36.0)

66 (22.2)

3.40 [2.09,5.93]***

2.23 [1.27,3.92]**

 females

40 (13.5)

84 (28.3)

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Age

 18–24

60 (20.2)

23 (7.7)

3.22 [2.04,5.80]***

2.08 [1.47,3.81]**

 25–34

59 (19.9)

73 (24.6)

1.70 [1.03,2.73]

1.11 [0.56,1.98]

 35–44

19 (6.4)

40 (13.5)

0.73 [0.16,3.40]

0.47 [0.24,0.86]

  > 44

9 (3.0)

14 (4.7)

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Age at onset of the disease

  ≤ 25 year

93 (31.2)

75 (25.3)

1.72 [1.08–2.73]*

1.53 [0.82–2.84]

  > 25 year

54 (18.2)

75 (25.3)

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Type of current episode

 Manic

115 (38.7)

76 (25.6)

2.65 [1.60,4.35]***

2.31 [1.24,4.32]**

 Depressive

32 (10.8)

74 (24.9)

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Current alcohol use

 yes

106 (35.7)

42 (14.1)

6.64 [4.00,11.03]***

3.70 (2.01,6.78)***

 No

41 (13.8)

108 (36.4)

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Current khat chewing

 Yes

51 (17.2)

12 (4.0)

6.10 [3.09,12.06]***

1.48 [0.22,1.07]

 No

96 (32.3)

138 (46.5)

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  1. * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001, COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio