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Table 5 Multivariate regression models predicting odds of risky sexual behaviours among youth

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

 

Females

Males

 

Condom Use Last Sex

Multiple sexual partners

Condom Use Last Sex

Multiple sexual partners

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Ethnicity

 Yoruba

        

 Igbo

1.16 (0.89–1.49)

1.31 (0.70–2.44)

1.25 (0.96–1.63)

0.75 (0.43–1.32)

0.95 (0.60–1.49)

0.82 (0.35–1.88)

1.0 (0.49–2.03)

0.29 (0.05–1.49)

 Hausa/Fulani

0.02*** (0.01–0.03)

0.49 (0.21–1.12)

0.01***(0.01–0.02)

0.07*** (0.03–0.15)

0.18*** (0.10–0.32)

1.39 (0.54–3.55)

0.07 *** (0.04–0.14)

0.65 (0.14–2.93)

 Others

0.48*** (0.39–0.59)

0.96 (0.60–1.53)

0.93 (0.76–1.13)

0.81 (0.55–1.20)

0.45*** (0.32–0.62)

0.82 (0.43–1.56)

0.72 (0.42–1.20)

1.08 (0.26–4.37)

Age

 15–17

        

 18–19

1.81*** (1.37–2.39)

1.58*** (1.15–2.19)

1.09 (0.89–1.32)

0.40*** (0.29–0.54)

1.15 (0.67–1.99)

0.93 (0.51–1.71)

1.13 (0.38–3.33)

5.43*** (1.56–18.92)

 22–24

1.56*** (1.22–1.99)

1.44** (1.06–1.96)

0.51*** (0.43–0.61)

0.11*** (0.09–0.15)

1.32 (0.82–2.11)

1.27 (0.74–2.20)

0.29*** (0.13–0.64)

3.32** (1.15–9.55)

Religion

 Catholic

        

 Other Christian

0.90 (0.72–1.12)

0.91 (0.67–1.24)

1.16 (0.95–1.43)

0.86 (0.65–1.14)

1.1 (0.72–1.42)

0.86 (0.56–1.30)

1.33 (0.81–2.19)

1.07 (0.51–2.24)

 Muslim

0.13*** (0.10–0.17)

0.69 (0.45–1.06)

0.10*** (0.07–0.12)

0.51*** (0.35–0.73)

0.70 (0.48–1.01)

0.78 (0.48–1.29)

0.41*** (0.25–0.67)

0.78 (0.26–2.29)

 Other

0.33** (0.13–0.83)

2.15 (0.66–6.96)

0.16*** (0.07–0.35)

0.56 (0.23–1.33)

0.38 (0.12–1.16)

0.43 (0.15–1.26)

0.46 (0.13–1.61)

0.81 (0.17–3.75)

Region

 South West

        

 North Central

0.09*** (0.06–0.12)

0.64 (0.35–1.18)

0.13*** (0.10–0.17)

0.59** (0.37–0.94)

0.19*** (0.12–0.30)

0.37* (0.17–0.78)

0.30*** (0.18–0.51)

0.54 (0.16–1.85)

 North East

0.07*** (0.05–0.11)

0.57 (0.28–1.16)

0.06*** (0.04–0.09)

0.67 (0.37–1.21)

0.26*** (0.13–0.52)

0.72 (0.23–2.16)

0.14*** (0.07–0.27)

0.41 (0.11–1.56)

 North West

1.03 (0.78–1.37)

0.82 (0.42–1.56)

1.12 (0.84–1.48)

0.91 (0.50–1.67)

0.97 (0.60–1.57)

0.96 (0.38–2.37)

0.95 (0.47–1.90)

1.64 (0.39–6.77)

 South East

0.72*** (0.59–0.90)

0.66* (0.41–1.06)

2.03*** (1.65–2.50)

1.69*** (1.14–2.50)

0.63** (0.44–0.88)

0.69 (0.3501.34)

1.57 (0.93–2.66)

0.57 (0.17–1.86)

 South South

0.31*** (0.23–0.41)

0.66 (0.41–1.08)

0.50*** (0.39–0.64)

0.77 (0.52–1.14)

0.54*** (0.38–0.77)

0.90 (0.48–1.72)

0.68 (0.41–1.13)

0.78 (0.24–2.55)

Place of residence

 Urban

        

 Rural

0.27*** (0.23–0.32)

0.68*** (0.54–0.86)

0.49*** (0.42–0.56)

0.76** (0.61–0.94)

0.39*** (0.30–0.50)

0.72* (0.53–0.99)

0.57*** (0.41–0.79)

1.43 (0.68–3.00)

Schooling

 No education

        

 Primary education

6.29*** (3.75–10.54

1.30 (0.72–2.33)

10.37*** (7.31–17.71

2.70*** (1.76–4.13)

6.65***(2.39–18.49)

1.74 (0.58–5.18)

8.06*** (4.39–14.80)

2.96* (1.04–8.38)

 Secondary and higher

36.84*** (23.67–57.34)

2.77*** (1.61–4.74)

45.74*** (33.38–62.66)

8.77*** (5.81–13.22)

18.98*** (7.33–49.11)

2.87* (1.02–8.07)

19.92*** (12.08–32.86)

2.77 (0.98–7.86)

Employment status

 Unemployed

        

 Employed

1.06 (0.90–1.26)

1.28** (1.03–1.58)

0.77*** (0.67–0.87)

0.68 (0.57–0.82)

0.62*** (0.49–0.80)

1.13 (0.84–1.52)

0.10*** (0.06–0.17)

0.47 (0.22–1.03)

Wealth status

 Poor

        

 Middle

2.92*** (2.19–3.88)

1.20 (0.86–1.68)

2.58*** (2.15–3.10)

1.02 (0.77–1.34)

2.53*** (1.75–3.66)

1.75***(1.16–2.63)

2.07*** (1.36–3.12)

0.63 (0.29–1.34)

 Rich

7.05*** (5.54–8.98)

1.70*** (1.23–2.35)

4.43*** (3.78–5.19)

1.01 (0.76–1.33)

5.00*** (3.64–6.87)

2.45***(1.63–3.69)

3.47*** (2.46–4.91)

0.82 (0.36–1.83)

HIV knowledge

 Low

        

 High

2.12** (1.16–3.89)

0.86 (0.49–1.51)

3.08*** (1.94–4.86)

2.38*** (1.38–4.03)

3.69 (0.57–23.94)

1.35 (0.16–11.36)

4.71** (1.28–17.39)

1.10 (0.23–5.31)

Marital status

 Never married

        

 Married

0.04*** (0.03–0.06)

0.15*** (0.08–0.29)

  

0.09*** (0.05–0.14)

0.22***(0.11–0.44)

  

 Other

0.2*** (0.13–0.30)

0.29*** (0.15–0.58)

  

0.39** (0.19–0.80)

0.58 (0.25–1.36)

  

Exposure to mass media

 No

        

 Yes

2.24*** (1.88–2.66)

1.17 (0.94–1.45)

1.86*** (1.63–2.12)

1.06 (0.88–1.29)

1.94*** (1.51–2.50)

1.58***(1.18–2.13)

1.66*** (1.22–2.25)

1.19 (0.65–2.17)

Head of household

 Male

        
  

0.97 (0.77–1.22)

7.66*** (6.38–9.18)

4.51*** (3.58–5.68)

1.30 (0.94–1.80)

1.03 (0.71–1.49)

7.46*** (3.57–15.56)

3.23** (1.23–8.44)

 Female

2.97*** (2.44–3.60)

Self–reported age at sexual

debut

        

 10–19 Adolescents

       

 20–24 Young Adults

2.17*** (1.66–2.83)

 

1.63*** (1.30–2.05)

 

1.04 (0.76–1.43)

 

0.47*** (0.32–0.68)

 

Multiple sexual partners

 No

        

 Yes

16.11*** (12.92–20.09)

7.9***6(6.11–10.38)

  

9.36*** (6.00–14.61)

2.73***(1.43–5.20)

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