Table 3 Multiple logistic and piecewise regression results for current drinking among women in 14 African countries
From: Alcohol abstinence and drinking among African women: data from the World Health Surveys
Countries with linear effect of age | Age OR (95% CI) | Any education OR (95% CI) | Working for pay OR (95% CI) | Married/co-habiting OR (95% CI) | Rural setting OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Congo | 1.00 (0.98-1.01) | 2.01 (0.83-4.87) | 1.30 (0.59-2.89) | 1.41 (0.89-2.22) | 1.05 (0.76-1.46) |
Ethiopia | 1.00 (0.99-1.01) | 0.39 (0.28-0.57)*** | 1.28 (0.95-1.71) | 0.76 (0.61-0.96)* | 1.00 (0.78-1.36) |
Malawi | 1.05 (1.04-1.07)* | 2.13 (0.85-5.39) | 1.45 (0.72-2.94) | 0.55 (0.27-1.10) | 1.11 (0.74-1.68) |
Mauritius | 1.02 (1.00-1.03)** | 1.31 (0.68-2.53) | 1.74 (1.26-2.42)*** | 1.55 (1.06-2.25)* | 0.92 (0.68-1.25) |
South Africa | 1.01 (0.99-1.02) | 0.66 (0.38-1.14) | 1.32 (0.93-1.88) | 1.21 (0.86-1.70) | 0.84 (0.71-0.99)* |
Zambia | 1.04 (1.02-1.05)*** | 1.00 (0.53-1.88) | 1.50 (0.90-2.50) | 1.05 (0.63-1.75) | 0.71 (0.54-0.92)* |
Zimbabwe | 1.04 (1.02-1.06)*** | 1.07 (0.54-2.12) | 1.19 (0.62-2.29) | 1.60 (0.92-2.78) | 0.87 (0.63-1.21) |
Countries with piecewise linear effect of age | OR (95% CI) before breakpoint OR (95% CI) after breakpoint Age at breakpoint (95% CI) | ||||
Burkina Faso | 1.03 (1.02-1.05) *** 0.99 (0.96-1.03) 53 (38-69) | 1.22 (0.88-1.69) | 1.13 (0.90-1.41) | 0.70 (0.53-0.94)* | 2.39 (1.85-3.08)*** |
Chad | 1.03 (0.99-1.06) 0.95 (0.93-0.97) 37(29-46) | 2.33 (1.62-3.35)*** | 1.68 (1.24-2.27) *** | 0.53 (0.38-0.75) *** | 1.42 (0.96-2.12) |
Cote d'Ivoire | 1.04 (1.01-1.08) * 0.99 (0.94-1.03) 49 (32-65) | 1.26 (0.78-2.02) | 0.92 (0.59-1.43) | 0.76 (0.48-1.20) | 1.33 (0.84-2.09) |
Ghana | 1.02 (1.00-1.04) * 0.99 (0.97-1.02) 51 (28-74) | 0.85 (0.62-1.15) | 2.00 (1.29-3.12)** | 0.92 (0.69-1.24) | 1.29 (0.97-1.73) |
Kenya | 1.08 (0.99-1.19) 0.99 (0.97-1.01) 33 (21-45) | 0.43 (0.26-0.69)*** | 0.98 (0.65-1.47) | 0.76 (0.51-1.15) | 0.76 (0.50-1.17) |
Namibia | 1.03 (1.00-1.05) 0.97 (0.95-0.98) ** 41 (34-48) | 0.59 (0.43-0.79)*** | 1.05 (0.82-1.34) | 0.66 (0.52-0.84)*** | 1.18 (0.94-1.48) |
Swaziland | 1.06 (1.02-1.10)** 0.98 (0.92-1.05) 54 (36-72) | 0.43 (0.20-.92)* | 0.90 (0.40-2.05) | 0.76 (0.39-1.51) | 1.53 (0.61-3.83) |