Research Article
Epidemiology of Substance Use among University Students in Sudan
Table 4
Bivariate analysis between sociodemographic characteristics and substance use in the past 12 months (
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(/%) | COR (95% CI) | value | AOR (95% CI) | value |
| | Age | | | | | | | | 15–19 | 49 (23) | 164 (77) | 0.95 (0.60, 1.51) | 0.838 | 1.01 (0.56, 1.84) | 0.968 | | 20 or more | 47 (23.9) | 150 (76.1) | 1 | 1 | | Sex | | | | | | | | Male | 57 (46.7) | 65 (53.3) | 5.60 (3.43, 9.14) | 0.000 | 5.55 (3.38, 9.17) | 0.000 | | Female | 39 (13.5) | 249 (86.5) | 1 | 1 | | Nationality | | | | | | | | Sudanese | 84 (22.5) | 290 (77.5) | 0.58 (0.28, 1.21) | 0.141 | 0.85 (0.38, 1.95) | 0.695 | | Non-Sudanese | 12 (33.3) | 24 (66.7) | 1 | 1 | | Type of faculty | | | | | | | | Health | 88 (24.6) | 269 (75.4) | 1.84 (0.84, 4.1) | 0.125 | 1.83 (0.78, 4.31) | 0.166 | | Nonhealth | 8 (15.1) | 45 (84.9) | 1 | 1 | | Year of study | | | | | | | | Years 1-2 | 50 (52.1) | 46 (47.9) | 1.05 (0.66, 1.65) | 0.847 | 1.14 (0.63, 2.1) | 0.671 | | Years 3–5 | 160 (51) | 154 (49) | 1 | 1 | | Accommodation status | | | | | | | | Living with family or relatives | 67 (21) | 252 (79) | 0.57 (0.34, 0.95) | 0.031 | 0.67 (0.36, 1.21) | 0.182 | | Living with friends or alone | 29 (31.9) | 62 (68.1) | 1 | 1 |
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