Table 4 Demographic characteristics of patients from Dil Chora (Dire Dawa) and Hiwot Fana (Harar) Hospital HIV Clinics, comparing heavy khat users (≥180 h in a typical month) to all other participants: multivariate analysis
Demographic characteristic | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male (vs. female) | 2.36 (1.23, 4.52) | 0.010 |
Age | ||
≤25 years (vs. >35) | 1.03 (0.42, 2.54) | 0.978 |
26–35 years (vs. >35) | 1.07 (0.55, 2.08) | |
Marital | ||
Married (vs. other) | 0.38 (0.19, 0.77) | 0.007 |
Religion | ||
Muslim (vs. Orthodox Christian) | 2.55 (1.34, 4.87) | 0.009 |
Protestant (vs. Orthodox Christian) | 0.55 (0.12, 2.57) | |
Employment | ||
Day laborer (vs. other occupation) | 1.33 (0.68, 2.60) | 0.704 |
Unemployed (vs. other occupation) | 1.20 (0.51, 2.84) | |
Education | ||
No school (vs. above primary) | 1.22 (0.56, 2.66) | 0.413 |
Some primary school (vs. above primary) | 0.73 (0.35, 1.51) |