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Table 2 Bivariable and multple logistic regression analyses of factors associated with seat belt use among minibus and taxi drivers, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Assessment of seat belt use and its associated factors among public transport drivers in North Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Seat belt use

CR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Users

Non users

Car type

 Taxi

129

34

2.16 (1.37, 3.39)

0.001

1.99 (1.25, 3.19)

0.004

 Minibus

167

95

    

Marital status

 Married

138

52

2.65 (1.04, 6.75)

0.040

2.92 (1.12, 7.60)

0.029

 Single

148

67

2.21 (0.88, 5.56)

0.092

2.29 (0.89, 5.95)

0.087

 Othersa

10

10

 

0.116

1.00

0.080

Age (in years)

 19–24

51

15

1.00

0.099

  

 25–30

155

80

0.57 (0.30, 1.08)

0.083

  

 31–36

57

16

1.05 (0.47, 2.33)

0.909

  

 ≥ 37

33

18

0.54 (0.24, 1.22)

0.137

  

Education

 ≤ Grade 8

49

27

1.00

0.016

1.00

0.059

 Grade 9–10

100

58

0.95 (0.54, 1.68)

0.860

0.914 (0.51, 1.64)

0.762

 Grade 11–12

78

29

1.48 (0.79, 2.79)

0.224

1.41 (0.74, 2.69)

0.303

 Vocational and above

69

15

2.54 (1.22, 5.26)

0.012

2.14 (1.01, 4.52)

0.046

Alcohol drinking

 Yes

69

22

1.00

   

 No

227

107

0.68 (0.39, 1.15)

0.150

  

Duration of driving service (years)

 < 5

130

54

1.00

   

 ≥ 5

166

75

0.92 (0.61, 1.39)

0.694

  
  1. aSeparated and cohabited