Table 1 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and psychoactive substance abuse among respondents (N = 400)
Variables | Psychoactive substance abuse (%) | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes ( n = 297) | No ( n = 103) | ||
Age groups (in years) | |||
< 30 | 52 (17.5) | 13 (12.6) | χ2 = 3.520 |
30 – 39 | 98 (33.0) | 37 (35.9) | df = 3 |
40 – 49 | 89 (30.0) | 26 (25.2) | p = 0.318 |
≥ 50 | 58 (19.5) | 27 (26.2) | |
Sex | χ2 = 0.014 | ||
Male | 289 (97.3) | 100 (97.1) | df = 1 |
Female | 8 (2.7) | 3 (2.9) | p = 0.907 |
Ethnicity | |||
Yoruba | 46 (15.1) | 10 (9.7) | LR = 14.685 |
Igbo | 217 (73.1) | 91 (88.3) | |
Hausa | 32 (10.8) | 2 (1.9) | df = 3 |
Others | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | p = 0.002* |
Religion | |||
Educational status | |||
None | 67 (22.6) | 21 (20.4) | χ2 = 4.655 |
Primary | 91 (30.6) | 35 (34.0) | df = 3 |
Secondary | 97 (32.7) | 40 (38.8) | p = 0.199 |
Higher institution | 42 (14.1) | 7 (6.8) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 87 (29.3) | 26 (25.2) | LR = 5.626 |
Married | 170 (57.2) | 69 (67.0) | df = 4 |
Widowed | 19 (6.4) | 2 (1.9) | p = 0.229 |
Separated | 13 (4.4) | 3 (2.9) | |
Divorced | 8 (2.7) | 3 (2.9) | |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 234 (78.8) | 95 (92.2) | χ2 = 9.491 |
Islam | 37 (12.5) | 5 (4.9) | df = 2 |
Traditional worshipper | 26 (8.8) | 3 (2.9) | p = 0.009* |
Family setting | χ2 = 2.355 | ||
Monogamy | 233 (78.5) | 88 (85.4) | df = 1 |
Polygamy | 64 (21.5) | 15 (14.6) | p = 0.125 |
Monthly income (in naira) | |||
10,000 – 19,000 | 33 (11.1) | 13 (12.6) | χ2 = 12.667 |
20,000 – 29,000 | 92 (31.0) | 22 (21.4) | df = 4 |
30,000 – 39,000 | 107 (36.0) | 29 (28.2) | p = 0.013* |
40,000 – 49,000 | 49 (16.5) | 26 (25.2) | |
≥ 50,000 | 16 (5.4) | 13 (12.6) | |