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Table 4 Likelihood of ever having had sex by socio demographic factor for perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda (2013/2014)

From: Correlates of ever had sex among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda

Variables

 

Sexually active

Unadjusted

P-value*

  

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

 

Sex

Male

69 (32.39)

185 (45.01)

1

0.001

Female

144 (67.61)

226 (54.99)

1.71 (1.21 – 2.42)

Age groups

10 – 14 years

6 (2.82)

108 (26.41)

1

0.001

15 – 19 years

207 (97.18)

301 (73.59)

12.38 (5.34-28.70)

Religion

Catholic

88 (41.90)

172 (41.85)

1

0.83

Protestant

83 (39.52)

169 (41.12)

0.96 (0.66 – 1.39)

0.23

Muslim

19 (9.05)

25 (6.08)

1.49 (0.78 – 2.84)

0.51

Born again

17 (8.10)

41 (9.98)

0.81 (0.44 – 1.51)

 

Education status

Out of school

110 (51.64)

52(12.65)

1

0.001

In school

103 (47.89)

356 (86.62)

0.14 (0.10 – 0.21)

Level of education

None

13 (6.10)

17 (4.21)

1

0.15

Primary level

109 (51.17)

247 (61.14)

0.58 (0.27 – 1.23)

0.68

Secondary level

91 (42.72)

140 (34.65)

0.85 (0.39 – 1.83)

Education level hoped to complete

Primary

30 (17.96)

35 (9.07)

1

0.13

Secondary

38 (22.75)

72 (18.65)

0.62 (0.33 – 1.15)

0.001

Tertiary

99 (59.28)

279 (72.28)

0.41 (0.24 – 0.71)

 

Occupation

Students

102 (52.04)

360 (89.78)

1

0.001

Volunteers(employed)

33 (16.84)

16 (3.99)

7.28 (3.85-13.75)

0.001

Stay home

61 (31.12)

25 (6.23)

8.61 (5.15- 14.41)

Region

Western

65 (30.52)

166 (40.39)

1

0.001

Eastern

72 (33.80)

101 (24.57)

1.82 (1.20 – 2.76)

0.14

Northern

76 (35.68)

144 (35.04)

1.35 (0.90 – 2.01)

Living situation

Both parents

36 (17.39)

69 (16.87)

1

0.52

One parent (one dead)

60 (28.99)

136 (33.25)

0.85 (0.51 – 1.40)

0.72

One parent (other alive)

19 (9.18)

32 (7.82)

1.14 (0.57 – 2.28)

0.65

 

78 (37.68)

167 (40.83)

0.90 (0.55 – 1.45)

 
  1. *Fisher’s exact test was used where we had a cell count less than 5