From: Khat and alcohol use and risky sex behaviour among in-school and out-of-school youth in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Total population | Reported unprotected sex (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | Adjusted odds ratio* (95% confidence interval) | P-value |
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Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 8,234 | 1,038 (12.6) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Male | 8,372 | 1,338 (16.0) | 1.32 (1.21, 1.44) | 1.13 (1.02, 1.26) | 0.02 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   15–19 yrs | 11,738 | 857 (7.3) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   20–24 yrs | 4,862 | 1,519 (31.2) | 5.77 (5.26, 6.33) | 2.54 (2.29, 2.81) | <0.001 |
School status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   In-school | 5,502 | 75 (1.4) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Out-of-school | 11,104 | 2,301 (20.7) | 18.9 (15.0, 23.9) | 8.48 (6.66, 10.8) | <0.001 |
Alcohol intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 13,004 | 1,322 (10.2) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   On a weekly basis | 2,838 | 852 (30.0) | 3.79 (3,44, 4.18) | 2.02 (1.81, 2.25) | <0.001 |
   On a daily basis | 318 | 148 (46.5) | 7.69 (6.13, 9.66) | 3.05 (2.38, 3.91) | <0.001 |
Khat intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 13,438 | 1,362 (10.1) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Occasional | 342 | 114 (33.3) | 4.43 (3.52, 5.59) | 2.42 (1.86, 3.13) | <0.001 |
   On a weekly basis | 1,633 | 481 (29.5) | 3.70 (3.28, 4.18) | 2.06 (1.79, 2.36) | <0.001 |
   On a daily basis | 717 | 414 (36.6) | 5.12 (4.48, 5.85) | 2.26 (1.92, 2.67) | <0.001 |
Substance use other than Khat | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 16,034 | 2,147 (13.4) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Yes | 572 | 229 (40.0) | 4.32 (3.63, 5.14) | 1.19 (0.97, 1.47) |  |
Total | 16,606 | 2,376 (14.3) | Â | Â | Â |