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Table 4 Factors associated with abstinence during the campaign

From: Drinking abstinence during a 3-month abstinence campaign in Thailand: weighted analysis of a national representative survey

Variable

adj. OR (95% CI)

P-value (LR test)

Gender [reference: woman]

 

0.887

 Man

1.03 (0.69, 1.52)

 

Age [reference: ≤ 20]

 

0.696

 21–30

0.79 (0.41, 1.54)

 

 31–45

0.77 (0.38, 1.56)

 

 46–60

0.72 (0.35, 1.5)

 

  > 60

1.17 (0.48, 2.91)

 

Religion [reference: Buddhism]

 

0.040*

 Islam

0.21 (0.04, 1.11)

 

 Other

0.26 (0.04, 1.87)

 

SES index [reference: 0 (lowest SES)]

 

0.103

 1

0.83 (0.32, 2.13)

 

 2

0.71 (0.27, 1.84)

 

 3

0.73 (0.28, 1.95)

 

 4 (highest SES)

0.89 (0.32, 2.49)

 

Occupation [reference: Public employee]

 

0.038*

 Business owner

1.35 (0.64, 2.89)

 

 Private employee

1.27 (0.60, 2.69)

 

 Worker in the informal sector

2.47 (1.10, 5.54)*

 

 Unemployed/retired

2.36 (0.85, 6.59)

 

 Student

1.52 (0.55, 4.17)

 

Marital status [reference: Married]

 

0.465

 Other

1.16 (0.48, 2.79)

 

 Single

0.95 (0.63, 1.45)

 

Residence [reference: Rural area]

 

0.265

 Urban area (outside Bangkok)

1.31 (0.90, 1.89)

 

 Bangkok

1.14 (0.71, 1.85)

 

Drinking frequency prior to the campaign [reference: Weekly]

 

<  0.001*

 Monthly

2.85 (1.93, 4.19)*

 

 Occasionally

4.12 (2.70, 6.29)*

 

Type of beverages consumed prior to the campaign period

Spirits [reference: No]

 Yes

0.56 (0.40, 0.78)*

0.001*

Beer [reference: No]

 Yes

1.10 (0.73, 1.66)

0.644

Wine [reference: No]

 Yes

0.50 (0.22, 1.15)

0.102

Ready to drink (RTD) [reference: No]

 Yes

1.59 (0.87, 2.91)

0.131

Thai frappe cocktail [reference: No]

 Yes

0.42 (0.18, 0.98)*

0.042*

Locally made alcohol [reference: No]

 Yes

0.76 (0.47, 1.23)

0.267

Perceived harm from alcohol [reference: Very harmful]

 

0.002*

 Little or no harm

0.48 (0.29, 0.78)*

 

Exposure to campaign media [reference: No]

 

0.001*

 Yes, and forwarding the message to others

1.68 (1.12, 2.54)*

 

 Yes, but not forwarding the message to others

0.89 (0.51, 1.55)

 

Making a public commitment [reference: No]

 

<  0.001*

 Yes

2.15 (1.34, 3.47)*

 

 Not available

1.03 (0.72,1.48)

 
  1. Note. *: P-value < 0.05