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Table 3 Associated factors and predictors of substance use among preparatory school students

From: Substance use and associated factors among preparatory school students in Bale Zone, Oromia Regional State, Southeast Ethiopia

Factors

Substance use

COR [95% CI]

AOR [95% CI]

  

Yes

No

  

Sex

Male

180

193

6.16 (3.00–9.50)*

11.37 (4.42–29.23)*

Female

30

198

1.00

1.00

Age

15–19

151

289

1.00

1.00

20–24

33

34

0.54 (0.32–0.90)*

0.90 (0.36–2.22)

25–29

3

4

0.70 (0.15–3.15)

0.38 (0.03–5.48)

Current residence

Town

201

371

1.29 (0.55–2.99)

 

Rural

8

19

1.00

 

Religion

Muslim

60

106

1.00

 

Orthodox

136

236

0.98 (0.67–1.44)

 

Protestant

8

43

3.04 (1.34–6.90)

 

Wakefata

4

5

0.71 (0.18–2.74)

 

Others

2

1

0.28 (0.03–3.19)

 

Grade

11

97

237

1.80 (1.28–2.52)*

 

12

113

154

1.00

 

Father smokes cigarette

Yes

38

35

2.24 (1.36–3.67)*

0.92 (0.33–2.58)

No

172

355

1.00

1.00

Father drinks alcohol

Yes

98

94

2.80 (1.95–4.00)*

4.21 (2.06–8.62)*

No

111

298

1.00

1.00

Mother drinks alcohol

Yes

21

7

6.13 (2.56–14.67)*

5.40 (0.89–32.89)

No

188

384

1.00

1.00

Father chews khat

Yes

55

34

3.73 (2.34–5.95)*

4.14 (1.71–10.02)*

No

154

355

1.00

1.00

Mother chews khat

Yes

19

7

5.50 (2.27–13.31)*

0.18 (0.03–1.24)

No

190

385

1.00

1.00

Sibling(s) smoke cigarette

Yes

20

6

7.36 (2.88–18.82)*

4.44 (1.11–17.79)*

No

115

254

1.00

1.00

Sibling(s) chew khat

Yes

55

34

4.56 (2.80–7.41)*

1.24 (0.46–3.34)

No

98

276

1.00

1.00

Sibling shisha use status

Yes

10

5

4.33 (1.46–12.85)*

0.90 (0.15–5.42)

No

171

370

1.00

1.00

Sibling alcohol use status

Yes

49

29

4.25 (2.56–7.05)*

1.58 (0.58–4.34)

No

115

289

1.00

1.00

Best friend smokes cigarette

Yes

27

15

3.71 (1.93–7.14)*

0.12 (0.03–0.54)*

No

183

377

1.00

1.00

Best friend drinks alcohol

Yes

45

22

4.57 (2.66–7.87)*

1.17 (0.31–4.44)

No

165

369

1.00

1.00

Best friend drunk at least once a week

Yes

46

21

4.96 (2.87–8.57)*

3.90 (1.34–11.36)*

No

164

371

1.00

1.00

Best friend uses shisha

Yes

24

10

4.92 (2.30–10.49)*

1.06 (0.18–6.42)

No

186

381

1.00

1.00

Best friend chews khat

Yes

77

28

7.55 (4.69–12.15)*

11.15 (4.43–28.07)*

 

No

133

365

1.00

1.00

  1. *p value <0.05.