Research Article

Spatial Distribution and Factors Associated with Khat Chewing among Adult Males 15-59 Years in Ethiopia Using a Secondary Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016: Spatial and Multilevel Analysis

Table 3

Multivariable multilevel logistic regression analysis of both individual- and community-level factors associated with khat chewing in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016.

Individual- and community-level variablesModels
Null modelModel IModel IIModel III
AOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Men age
 15-20 years11
 20-34 years1.67 (1.43, 1.94)1.60 (1.37, 1.86)
 35-49 years1.38 (1.13, 1.67)1.33 (1.09, 1.61)
Household head
 Male11
 Female1.03 (0.88, 1.20)0.99 (0.85, 1.16)
Marital status
 Had a partner11
 Not having a partner2.08 (1.55, 2.33)1.86 (1.64, 2.12)
Religion
 Orthodox11
 Muslim16.1 (12.74, 20.35)15.06 (11.9, 18.9)
 Protestant0.48 (0.36, 0.64)0.43 (0.34, 1.05)
 Others0.89 (0.52, 1.52)0.77 (0.46, 1.29)
Men education
 Unable to read and write11
 Primary education1.16 (0.99, 1.37)1.10 (0.93, 1.29)
 Secondary education1.26 (1.02, 1.55)1.09 (0.89, 1.35)
 Higher education1.37 (1.10, 1.74)1.17 (0.94, 1.47)
Men occupation
 Not working11
 Working2.24 (2.08, 2.94)2.48 (2.08, 2.95)
Media exposure
 No exposed11
 Exposed0.86 (0.68, 0.95)0.77 (0.65, 0.87)
Wealth index
 Poor11
 Middle0.99 (0.80, 1.22)0.98 (0.79, 1.22)
 Richer1.24 (1.02, 1.50)1.00 (0.82, 1.23)
Alcohol drinking
 No1
 Yes3.45 (2.84, 4.18)3.75 (3.10, 4.53)
Residence
 Urban11
 Rural1.06 (0.74, 1.53)0.78 (0.55, 1.10)
Region
 Tigray1
 Afar24.87 (12.13, 50.99)8.36 (4.52, 16.49)
 Amhara2.85 (1.42, 5.70)2.04 (1.11, 3.74)
 Oromia30.11 (15.45, 58.66)20.10 (11.09, 36.44)
 Somali38.30 (19.40, 75.62)12.34 (6.63, 22.95)
 Benishangul Gumuz8.58 (4.15, 17.75)4.03 (2.12, 7.67)
 SNNPR5.12 (2.59, 10.15)11.48 (6.1, 21.2)
 Gambela10.59 (5.13, 21.88)19.48 (10.1, 37.2)
 Harari208 (97.5, 445)122 (61, 241)
 Addis Ababa23.31 (11.15, 48.71)15.48 (8.37, 29.97)
 Dire Dawa110 (5.93, 233.17)58.31 (30.0, 113.1)
Random effects
ICC%59.0249.2043.3632.84
PCV%132.7646.9366.17
MOR7.965.4710.964.60
Model fitness
Log-likelihood ratio-5729-4955-5567-4783
Deviance114589910111349566

NB:  = significant at value = 0.05; CI = confidence interval; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; others = traditional religion followers.