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Table 5 Likelihood of medical and life style factors associated with ever having had sex among perinatally HIV -infected adolescents

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)

 

Ever been treated for an STD/STI

Yes

73 (34.43)

28 (6.86)

1

0.001

No

139 (65.57)

380 (93.14)

7.1 (4.42 – 11.48)

Ever smoked cigarette

Yes

15 (7.08)

3 (0.78)

1

0.001

No

197 (92.92)

408 (99.27)

0.10 (0.03 – 0.34)

Ever drunk alcohol

Yes

44 (20.66)

37 (9.00)

1

0.001

No

169 (79.34)

374 (91.00)

0.38 (0.24 – 0.61)

Has a friend who is smoking cigarette

Yes

54 (25.47)

38 (9.29)

1

0.001

No

158 (74.53)

371 (90.71)

0.30 (0.19 – 0.47)

Has a friend who is drinking alcohol

Yes

100 (47.17)

85 (20.68)

1

0.001

No

112 (52.83)

326 (79.32)

0.29 (0.20 – 0.42)

Ever been influenced to smoke/drink

Yes

67 (31.90)

43 (10.49)

1

0.001

No

143 (68.10)

367 (89.51)

0.25 (0.16 – 0.38)

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