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Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for independent predictors of alcohol use disorder among prisoners (n = 329) in a correctional institution in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia

From: Trauma exposure and alcohol use disorder among prisoners in Jimma Zone correctional institution, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Alcohol use disorder

AOR (95% CI)

No (%)

Yes (%)

Psychopathy

 No

200 (69.4)

88 (30.6)

Reference value

 Yes

10 (24.4)

31 (75.6)

3.33 (1.25– 8.86)

Adverse traumatic life event

 No exposure to traumatic life event

93 (77.5)

27 (22.5)

Reference value

 Exposure to one traumatic life event

40 (63.5)

23 (36.5)

2.04 (0.86–4.88)

 Exposure to multiple traumatic life events

77 (52.7)

69 (47.3)

2.47 (1.23–4.94)

Place of residence

 Rural

89 (84.0)

17 (16.0)

Reference value

 Urban

121 (54.3)

102 (45.7)

4.86 (2.38–9.94)

Khat abuse

 No

159 (83.2)

32 (16.8)

Reference value

 Yes

51 (37.0)

87 (63.0)

7.39 (3.99–13.68)

Nicotine dependence

 No

186 (70.5)

78 (29.5)

Reference value

 Yes

24 (36.9)

41 (63.1)

2.49 (1.16–5.34)

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. Reference value: In the analysis, this variable indicated a lower likelihood of alcohol use disorder; it was coded as zero in SPSS logistic regression