Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Associated Factors among Truck Drivers in Ethiopia
Table 3
Bivariate and multivariable analyses of factors associated with psychoactive substance use among respondents at Modjo dry port in Ethiopia.
Variables
Categories
Psychoactive substance use
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
value
Yes
No
Age group
<38 years
155
48
1
1
≥38 years
125
72
0.54 (0.32-0.78)
0.40 (0.23-0.69)
0.001
Religion
Muslim
58
17
1
1
Christian
222
103
0.63 (0.35-1.14)
0.52 (0.28-0.97)
0.039
Educational status
Read & write up to G-8
58
34
1
1
Secondary (grades 9-12)
188
79
1.40 (0.85-2.30)
1.21 (0.69-2.10)
0.509
College & university
34
7
2.85 (1.14-7.12)
3.47 (1.27-9.47)
0.015
Family size
<3
100
34
1
1
≥3
180
86
0.71 (0.45-1.09)
0.34 (0.20-0.60)
<0.001
Monthly income
<220 USD
149
55
1
1
≥220 USD
131
65
0.74 (0.48-1.14)
0.86 (0.52-1.41)
0.544
Hours spent sleeping at night
Less than 6 hours
150
46
1
1
6 hours or more
130
74
0.54 (0.33-0.78)
0.46 (0.28-0.75)
0.002
Rest break between driving
Yes
246
93
2.10 (1.20-3.67)
2.13 (1.14-3.97)
0.018
No
34
27
1
1
Perceived job stress
Yes
207
96
0.71 (0.42-1.19)
0.84 (0.48-1.48)
0.556
No
73
24
1
1
AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; COR: crude odds ratio; G-8: grade 8; USD: United States dollar. Significant at a value < 0.25; significant at a value < 0.05.
