From: Khat and alcohol use and risky sex behaviour among in-school and out-of-school youth in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Total population | Reported sexual initiation (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | Adjusted odds ratio* (95% confidence interval) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 5,932 | 620 (10.5) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Male | 5,806 | 960 (16.5) | 1.70 (1.52, 1.89) | 1.12 (0.98, 1.27) |  |
School status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   In-school | 5,498 | 286 (5.2) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Out-of-school | 6,240 | 1,294 (20.7) | 4.76 (4.17,5.44) | 3.57 (3.09, 4.12) | <0.001 |
Alcohol intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None or occasional | 9,944 | 939 (9.4) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   On a weekly basis | 1,407 | 542 (38.5) | 6.01 (5.29, 6.82) | 3.81 (3.31, 4.39) | <0.001 |
   On a daily basis | 115 | 71 (61.7) | 15.5 (10.6, 22.6) | 5.75 (3.70, 8.93) | <0.001 |
Khat intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 10,209 | 931 (9.1) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Occasional | 185 | 92 (49.7) | 9.86 (7.33, 13.3) | 4.99 (3.56, 7.00) | <0.001 |
   On a weekly basis | 840 | 335 (39.9) | 6.61 (5.67, 7.71) | 4.18 (3.50, 4.99) | <0.001 |
   On a daily basis | 445 | 210 (47.2) | 8.91 (7.31, 10.9) | 4.13 (3.26, 5.23) | <0.001 |
Substance use other than Khat** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 11,498 | 1,423 (12.4) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) |  |
   Yes | 240 | 157 (65.4) | 13.4 (10.2, 17.6) | 2.54 (1.84, 3.51) | <0.001 |
Total | 11,738 | 1,580 (13.5) | Â | Â | Â |