Magnitude and Associated Factors of Psychoactive Substance Use among Youths at Selected Administrative Towns of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with current psychoactive substance use among youths of age 15–24 years at three selected administrative towns, North Shewa Zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 632).

Variables	Current psychoactive substance use			COR (95% CI)		AOR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Age in years
(1) 15–17	51	73				1
(2) 18–24	360	148		3.48 (2.32, 5.22)	0.852	0.94 (0.50,1.77)
Sex
(1) Male	278	101		2.48 (1.78, 3.47)	0.001	2.48 (1.45, 4.23)
(2) Female	133	120				1
Marital status
(1) Married	92	17				1
(2) Unmarried	301	202		0.28 (0.16, 0.48)	0.272	0.59 (0.24, 1.49)
(3) Divorced	18	2	0.520	1.66 (0.35, 7.83)	0.638	1.61 (0.22, 11.83)
Income
(1) <1000ETB	277	205				1
(2) 1000–2000ETB	42	6		5.18 (2.16, 12.42)	0.006	5.92 (1.67, 20.95)
(3) 2001–3000ETB	47	1		34.78 (4.76, 254.18)	0.005	26.18 (2.70, 253.61)
(4) >3000ETB	45	9	0.001	3.70 (1.18, 7.74)	0.344	2.35 (0.40, 13.71)
Family member substance use history
(1) Yes	261	52		5.66 (3.91, 8.19)	0.015	2.00 (1.14, 3.51)
(2) No	150	169				1
Friend substance use history
(1) Yes	316	19		35.36 (20.96, 56.68)		29.69 (15.82, 53.73)
(2) No	95	202

Note: Statistically significant.