Table 4 Factors associated with adolescent physical fighting in eastern Ethiopia (n = 2010)
From: Physical fighting among adolescents in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Variable | categories | Physical-fighting | COR (95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n(%) | No n(%) | ||||
Adolescent age (years) | 10–14 | 372 (30.3) | 857 (69.7) | 1.9 (1.3–2.6)** | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) |
15–17 | 113 (20.8) | 430 (79.2) | 1.1 (0.8–1.7) | 1.1 (0.6–1.9) | |
18–19 | 45 (18.9) | 193 (81.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Sex | Male | 188 (19.1) | 794 (80.9) | 2.1 (1.7–2.6)** | 2.4 (1.8–3.2)** |
Female | 342 (33.3) | 686 (66.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Residency | Urban | 290 (27.4) | 769 (72.6) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 1.8 (0.8–4.1) |
Rural | 240 (25.2) | 711 (74.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Currently in-school | Yes | 414 (26.9) | 1127 (73.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No | 116 (24.7) | 353 (75.3) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | |
In-school grade level | Primary (1–4) | 199 (31.0) | 442 (69.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Primary (5–8) | 159 (30.2) | 368 (69.8) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | |
Secondary (9–12) | 52 (15.9) | 275 (84.1) | 0.4 (0.3–0.6)** | 0.4 (0.2–0.7)** | |
Tertiary (college level) | 4 (8.7) | 42 (91.3) | 0.2 (0.1–0.6)** | 0.2 (0.1–0.7)** | |
Engaged in physical work for food /drink | Yes | 98 (26.5) | 272 (73.5) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
No | 1208 (73.7) | 432 (26.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Mother/female guardian education | None | 208 (26.4) | 579 (73.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Primary (1–8) | 106 (29.9) | 248 (70.1) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | |
Secondary (9–12) | 65 (23.0) | 217 (77.0) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.1) | |
Tertiary (college) | 20 (20.0) | 80 (80.0) | 0.7 (0.42–1.2) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) | |
Wealth index | Lowest | 165 (25.1) | 492 (74.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Second | 65 (24.5) | 200 (75.5) | 0.9 (0.7–1.4) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | |
Middle | 67 (24.5) | 207 (75.5) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 1.0 (0.5–2.2) | |
Fourth | 119 (29.1) | 290 (70.9) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 1.1 (0.5–2.5) | |
Highest | 114 (28.1) | 291 (71.9) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 1.2 (0.5–2.7) | |