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Table 4 Adjusted and unadjusted coefficients of the association between ethnicity and age at first sex

From: Ethnicity, gender and risky sexual behaviour among Nigerian youth: an alternative explanation

 

Females

Males

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Ethnicity

 Yoruba

    

 Igbo

1.00 (0.92–1.09)

0.89 (0.77–1.04)

0.76*** (0.63–0.92)

0.71** (0.53–0.95)

 Hausa/Fulani

2.18*** (2.01–2.36)

1.11 (0.96–1.28)

0.63*** (0.52–0.77)

0.94 (0.67–1.31)

 Others

1.39*** (1.30–1.49)

1.02 (0.90–1.15)

0.97 (0.85–1.12)

1.03 (0.79–1.33)

Religion

 Catholic

    

 Other Christian

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

0.96 (0.83–1.12)

0.94 (0.81–1.10)

 Muslim

1.55*** (1.43–1.67)

1.06 (0.95–1.18)

0.79*** (0.67–0.93)

0.87 (0.73–1.04)

 Other

1.36*** (1.06–1.74)

0.85 (0.64–1.12)

0.95 (0.61–1.48)

0.92 (0.59–1.45)

Region

 South West

    

 North Central

1.85*** (1.70–2.02)

1.07 (0.93–1.23)

0.74*** (0.62–0.89)

0.70* (0.53–0.93)

 North East

2.05*** (1.89–2.23)

1.17** (1.02–1.35)

0.59*** (0.47–0.73)

0.59*** (0.43–0.81)

 North West

1.00 (0.91–1.09)

1.10 (0.93–1.30)

0.81* (0.65–1.00)

1.01 (0.72–1.42)

 South East

1.31*** (1.22–1.42)

1.30*** (1.14–1.47)

1.00 (0.86–1.16)

0.90 (0.69–1.170

 South South

1.27*** (1.17–1.38)

0.95 (0.84–1.02)

0.99 (0.85–1.15)

0.88 (0.68–1.13)

Place of residence

 Urban

    

 Rural

1.56*** (1.49–1.64)

1.13*** (1.06–1.21)

1.09 (0.99–1.21)

1.04 (0.92–1.17)

Schooling

 No education

    

 Primary education

0.75*** (0.69–0.82)

0.93 (0.85–1.03)

1.73*** (1.36–2.18)

1.50*** (1.15–1.96)

 Secondary and higher

0.45*** (0.43–0.48)

0.67*** (0.61–0.74)

1.48*** (1.21–1.81)

1.34*** (1.04–1.73)

Employment status

 Unemployed

    

 Employed

0.97 (0.92–1.01)

1.00 (0.95–1.05)

0.96 (0.87–1.06)

1.02 (0.91–1.13)

Wealth status

 Poor

    

 Middle

0.70*** (0.65–0.75)

0.84*** (0.78–0.91)

1.03 (0.89–1.20)

0.90 (0.77–1.06)

 Rich

0.50*** (0.47–0.53)

0.75*** (0.69–0.82)

0.93 (0.82–1.05)

0.83 * (0.70–0.97)

HIV knowledge

 Low

    

 High

0.82** (0.71–0.95)

1.02 (0.88–1.18)

1.30 (0.41–4.13)

1.11 (0.39–3.20)

Exposure to mass media

 No

    

 Yes

0.71*** (0.68–0.75)

0.91*** (0.86–0.97)

0.99 (0.88–1.10_

0.94 (0.84–1.06)

Head of household

 Male

    

 Female

0.81*** (0.76–0.86)

0.96 (0.90–1.02)

1.25*** (1.10–1.42)

1.16* (1.01–1.34)

  1. * = p < 0.1 (significant at 10%)
  2. ** = p <0 .05 (significant at 5%)
  3. *** = p < 0.01 (significant at 1%)