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Table 2 Logistic regression results for substance use

From: Substance use among Ghanaian adolescents in secondary education: the determinants and medico-social implications

Variable

Î’ (Coefficient)

Odds ratio (OR)

95% CI

P-value

Intercept

-3.812

—

—

0.002

Age

0.214

1.24

1.03–1.49

0.021

Age of initiation (Ref: 10–12 years)

 13–15Ìý²â±ð²¹°ù²õ

1.045

2.84

1.30–6.23

0.009

 16–18Ìý²â±ð²¹°ù²õ

2.317

10.15

3.46–29.74

 &±ô³Ù; 0.001

Sex (Male = 1)

0.365

1.44

0.83–2.50

0.198

Academic status (Ref: SHS 1)

 SHS 2

0.782

2.19

1.11–4.30

0.024

 SHS 3

1.041

2.83

1.26–6.32

0.012

Residential status (Boarding = 1)

-0.058

0.94

0.45–1.98

0.820