Table 5 Prevalence of hazardous alcohol use and its relationship with socio-demographic variables
From: Correlates of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya: A cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Number of drinkers | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | |||||
18–29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ||
30–49 | 49 | 2.83 (1.54–5.20) | 0.001 | 2.67 (0.82–8.67) | 0.100 |
> 49 | 56 | 3.76 (1.97–7.17) | <0.001 | 1.97 (0.68–5.81) | 0.213 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 101 | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 18 | 0.07 (0.03–0.13) | <0.001 | 0.08 (0.02–0.18) | <0.001 |
Education | |||||
None | 23 | 1 | |||
Primary | 58 | 0.60 (0.31–1.13) | 0.110 | 0.33 (0.08–1.37) | 0.123 |
Secondary/higher | 38 | 0.49 (0.23–1.06) | 0.068 | 0.49 (0.10–2.41) | 0.371 |
Wealth index tertile | |||||
Rich | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||
Middle | 39 | 2.18 (1.15–4.11) | 0.018 | 1.51 (0.53–4.31) | 0.431 |
Poor | 53 | 3.33 (1.64–6.76) | 0.001 | 2.06 (0.73–5.78) | 0.165 |
Household size | |||||
> 6 | 42 | 1 | -- | ||
4–6 | 60 | 0.92 (0.58–1.45) | 0.701 | -- | |
1–3 | 17 | 0.73 (0.40–1.33) | 0.299 | -- | |
Religion | |||||
Other* | 51 | 1 | 1 | ||
Catholic | 67 | 2.91 (1.76–4.79) | <0.001 | 1.89 (0.86–4.17) | 0.113 |
Marital status | |||||
Married/living together | 84 | 1 | -- | ||
Not married | 35 | 1.10 (0.71–1.70) | 0.650 | -- | |
Uses tobacco | |||||
No | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 43 | 7.32 (4.03–13.31) | <0.001 | 2.26 (0.63–8.08) | 0.205 |
Sell/prepare alcohol at home | |||||
No | 84 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 35 | 6.44 (3.73–11.12) | <0.001 | 1.70 (0.54–5.38) | 0.359 |
Number of drinkers in family | |||||
0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
1 | 53 | 16.13 (6.03–43.13) | <0.001 | 19.62 (6.39–60.23) | <0.001 |
> 1 | 56 | 40.35 (5.65–104.05) | <0.001 | 37.95 (9.86–146.02) | <0.001 |
Number of friends who drink | |||||
0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
≤ 5 | 42 | 9.59 (4.19–21.98) | <0.001 | 4.33 (1.63–11.53) | 0.004 |
> 5 | 69 | 39.10 (16.90–90.44) | <0.001 | 6.47 (1.72–24.38) | 0.007 |
Attitude score tertile | |||||
1 (poor attitude) | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | 30 | 2.82 (1.35–5.87) | 0.007 | 3.18 (1.04–9.75) | 0.043 |
3 (good attitude) | 73 | 10.27 (4.67–22.59) | <0.001 | 7.03 (2.37–20.82) | 0.001 |