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Table 5 Relation of khat chewing with risky sexual behaviors among study participants, Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Chewing khat and risky sexual behavior among residents of Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Having extra sexual partner (married)

ever had sexual intercourse (single)

Having sexual intercourse within last 12 months (single)

sexual partners

No condom use

Inconsistent condom use

Pornographic film watching

Self-reported STIs

Sex

Male

2.0 (1.0–3.8)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

1.5 (0.7–3.1)

2.1 (1.2–3.8)

 

0.6 (0.3–1.2)

0.25**

2.8 (1.6–5.1)

Female

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

Age

18–24

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.37**

1.00

25–34

1.0 (0.4–2.5)

3.2 (2.0–5.1)

1.6 (0.8–3.5)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

1.1 (0.6–2.3)

 

1.7 (0.9–3.1)

>35

0.8 (0.3–2.1)

4.4 (1.7–11.5)

1.2 (0.4–3.8)

4.1 (1.5–11.2)

0.6 (0.2–1.4)

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

 

1.4 (0.7–2.7)

Chewing khat

Yes

2.2 (1.1–4.2)

2.0 (1.2–3.2)

1.5 (0.7–3.1)

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

1.1 (0.6–2.2)

3.9 (1.3–12.3)

8.1 (4.7–14.0)

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Alcohol use

Yes

2.1 (1.1–3.9)

3.0 (1.9–4.6)

1.5 (0.8–3.0)

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

1.7 (0.9–3.0)

1.1 (0.5–2.1)

4.4 (1.2–15.5)

2.2 (1.3–3.7)

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Sex*

Male

1.4 (0.7–2.9)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

NA

2.4 (1.2–4.8)

1.6 (0.8–3.0)

NA

NA

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

Female

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

  

1.00

Age*

18–24

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

  

1.00

25–34

0.7 (0.3–2.0)

3.1 (1.9–5.0)

NA

1.0 (0.6–1.9)

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

NA

NA

1.2 (0.6–2.4)

>35

0.7 (0.3–1.9)

3.4 (1.3–9.3)

 

4.0 (1.4–11.2)

0.5 (0.2–1.3)

  

1.5 (0.7–3.1)

Chewing khat*

Yes

2.2 (1.1–4.6)

2.5 (1.4–4.3)

NA

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

NA

NA

4.0 (1.3–12.8)

8.3 (4.6–15.1)

No

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

  

1.00

Alcohol use*

Yes

2.1 (1.1–4.2)

3.2 (2.0–5.3)

NA

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

1.5 (0.8–2.9)

NA

4.5 (1.2–16.1)

2.6 (1.4–4.5)

No

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

  1. NB: Italic indicates significant value
  2. NA not applicable
  3. * Adjusted OR (95% CI)
  4. ** Fisher’s Exact Test