Table 3 Last month legal drugs use and its correlation with students and family characteristics among Ataye TVET college students, Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Last month alcohol use | Last month khat use | Last month cigarette use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | P-value | Yes (%) | P-value | Yes (%) | P-value | |
Age in years (quartile) | ||||||
< 18 | 3 (0.6) | 0.001 | 2 (0.4) | 0.001 | 2 (0.4) | 0.001 |
18–19.9 | 27 (5.6) | 36 (7.5) | 19 (3.9) | |||
20–21 | 45 (9.3) | 67 (13.9) | 43 (8.9) | |||
> 21 | 19 (3.9) | 18 (3.7) | 10()2.1 | |||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 74 (15.4) | 0.001 | 92 (19.1) | 0.001 | 56 (11.6) | 0.001 |
Female | 20 (4.1) | 31 (6.4) | 18 (3.7) | |||
Residency | ||||||
Urban | 90 (18.7) | 0.90 | 119 (24.7) | 0.400 | 71 (9.1) | 0.80 |
Rural | 4 (0.8) | 4 (0.8) | 3 (0.6) | |||
Living years in the town | ||||||
1–5 years | 41 (8.5) | 0.01 | 50 (10.4) | 0.001 | 29 (6.0) | 0.01 |
6–10 | 12 (2.5) | 15 (3.1) | 7 (1.4) | |||
11–15 | 4 (0.8) | 5 (1.0) | 4 (0.8) | |||
16–20 | 18 (3.7) | 24 (5.0) | 19 (3.9) | |||
> 20 | 19 (3.9) | 29 (6.0) | 15 (3.1) | |||
Academic level | ||||||
level one | 23 (4.8) | 0.001 | 22 (4.6) | 0.001 | 11 (2.3) | 0.001 |
level two | 17 (3.5) | 33 (6.9) | 21 (4.4) | |||
level three | 28 (5.8) | 44 (9.1) | 23 (4.8) | |||
level four | 26 (5.4) | 24 (5.0) | 19 (3.9) | |||
Currently living | ||||||
Alone | 43 (8.9) | 0.01 | 58 (12.0) | 0.001 | 33 (6.9) | 0.05 |
with family | 27 (5.6) | 33 (6.9) | 22 (4.6) | |||
with peers | 24 (5.0) | 32 (6.6) | 19 (3.9) | |||
Family income in ETB | ||||||
< 1000 | 8 (1.7) | 0.001 | 8 (1.7) | 0.001 | 5 (1.0) | 0.001 |
1001_1500 | 17 (3.5) | 21 (4.4) | 13 (2.7) | |||
1501_2000 | 9 (1.9) | 14 (2.9) | 5 (1.0) | |||
> 2000 | 60 (12.5) | 80 (16.6) | 51 (10.6) | |||