Alcohol Use and Its Associated Factors among Adolescents Aged 15–19 Years at Governmental High Schools of Aksum Town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Bivariate and multivariate logistic analysis of factors associated with alcohol use among adolescents aged 15–19 years at governmental high schools of Aksum town, Tigray, Ethiopia, in 2019 (n = 633).

Variables	Category	Alcohol use		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
		Yes	No
Sex	Male	155	189	1.65 (1.19, 2.28)	1.80 (1.24, 2.60)	0.002
	Female	96	193	1	1
Fathers’ occupation	Private employed	27	76	1	1	0.000
	Farmers	114	108	1.63 (.89, 2.97)	4.24 (2.03, 8.85)	0.000
	Daily labors	8	26	2.85 (1.73, 4.72)	.72 (.27, 1.93)	0.508
	Merchant	48	65	2.95 (1.76, 4.94)	1.65 (.85, 3.19)	0.137
	Government employee	54	107	1.62 (093, 2.83)	1.91 (1.00, 3.64)	0.049
Parental neglect	Yes	107	121	1.60 (1.15, 2.23)	1.75 (1.20, 2.55)	0.004
	No	144	261	1	1
Social support	Poor social support	106	184	1	1	0.049
	Moderate social support	84	120	1.22 (.84, 1.75)	1.35 (.89, 2.10)	0.164
	Strong social support	61	78	1.36 (.90, 2.05)	1.79 (1.11, 2.87)	0.016
Family size	>5	125	131	1.90 (1.37, 2.63)	2.03 (1.39, 2.97)	0.000
	<−5	126	251	1	1
Current cigarette smoking	Yes	15	5	4.79 (1.72, 13.36)	4.69 (.89, 24.7)	0.069
	No	236	377	1	1
Lifetime cigarette	Yes	17	9	3.01 (1.32, 6.87)	1.43 (.36, 5.70)	0.613
	No	234	373	1	1
Mothers’ educational status	Certificate and above	19	52	1	1	0.002
	Illiterate	59	118	1.37 (.74, 2.52)	.76 (.33, 1.75)	0.511
	1–4 grades	71	67	2.90 (1.55, 5.41)	1.69 (.73, 3.93)	0.221
	5–8 grades	57	70	2.23 (1.19, 4.19)	1.91 (.87, 4.20)	0.106
	9–12 grades	45	75	1.64 (.86, 3.12)	1.96 (.93, 4.14)	0.079
Mothers’ occupation	Housewife	55	84	1	1	0.076
	Farmer	81	97	1.28 (.81, 2.00)	.63 (.34, 1.16)	0.140
	Daily laborer	11	27	0.62 (.29, 1.36)	0.47 (.19, 1.15)	0.098
	Merchant	34	43	1.21 (.69, 2.12)	1.29 (.67, 2.50	0.451
	Government employee	42	65	0.99 (.59, 1.65)	1.08 (.55, 2.11)	0.827
	Private employee	28	66	0.65 (.37, 1.13)	0.53 (.28, 1.00)	0.051
Residence	Urban	157	271	0.68 (.49, 0.96)	1.16 (0.72, 1.87)	0.547
	Rural	94	111	1	1
Fathers’ educational status	Certificate and above	32	97	1	1	0.002
	Illiterate	29	54	1.63 (.89, 2.97)	1.60 (0.75, 3.39)	0.221
	1–8 grades	151	158	2.90 (1.83, 4.58)	2.98 (1.60, 5.53)	0.001
	9–12 grades	39	73	1.62 (.93, 2.83)	1.54 (.82, 2.91)	0.182
	Constant				0.04	0.000