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Table 8 Association between health risk behaviors with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and chronic liver disease caused mortality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2006-2009

From: Association of socioeconomic and behavioral factors with adult mortality: analysis of data from verbal autopsy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Health risk behaviours

HIV/AIDS

No (%)

COR (95% CI)

 P

AOR ( 95% CI)a

 P

Alcohol use

     

Non alcohol use

506 (14)

Ref.

NA

Ref

NA

Frequent alcohol use

111 (3)

1.40 (1.12-1.78)

0.005

2.14 (1.52-3.00)

<0.001

Occasional alcohol use

90 (2.4)

0.84 (0.66-1.07)

0.162

1.21 (0.89-1.66)

0.231

 

Tuberculosis

Alcohol use

     

Non alcohol use

299 (8)

Ref.

NA

Ref

NA

Frequent alcohol use

82 (2.2)

1.77 (1.35-2.31)

<0.001

1.61 (1.15-2.24)

0.005

Occasional alcohol use

79 (2.1)

1.33 (1.02-1.74)

0.035

1.35 (1.00-1.82)

0.056

Tobacco use

     

Non tobacco use

395 (11)

Ref.

NA

Ref

NA

Frequent tobacco use

57 (2)

2.24 (1.64-3.07)

<0.001

1.67 (1.13-2.47)

0.010

Occasional tobacco use

8 (0.2)

2.93 (1.29-6.65)

0.010

2.41 (1.01-5.74)

0.047

 

Chronic liver diseases

Alcohol use

     

Non alcohol use

92 (3)

Ref.

NA

Ref

NA

Frequent alcohol use

45 (1.2)

3.12 (2.15-4.52)

<0.001

3.09 (1.95-4.89)

<0.001

Occasional alcohol use

28 (1)

1.51 (1.00-2.32)

0.064

1.51 (0.94-2.42)

0.088

  1. Abbreviations: COR crude odd ratios, AOR adjusted odd ratios, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable.
  2. aAdjusted for sex, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, educational status, occupation, alcohol use, tobacco use, and khat use.