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. 2023 Mar 3;5:1029465. doi: 10.3389/frph.2023.1029465

Table 3.

Factors associated with RSB among sexually active school students in Kigali, Rwanda.

Variables OR 95% confidence intervals p-value
Lower bound Upper bound
Class level
 Grade 10 1 .004b
 Grade 11 2.68 1.06 6.78 0.04a
 Grade 12 4.39 1.82 10.56 <0.001c
Sex of the student
 Male 1
 Female 3.73 1.6 7.84 <.001c
Religion
 Catholic 1 0.10
 Protestant 0.18 0.03 1.15 0.07
 Adventist 0.16 0.03 0.97 0.05
 Muslim 0.09 0.01 0.63 0.02a
Mode of study or schooling
 Boarding 1
 Not boarding 1.38 1.12 1.69 <0.001c
Education of the mother
 No formal education 1 0.01a
 Primary 0.5 0.41 0.63 <0.001c
 Secondary 0.43 0.2 0.95 0.037a
 University 0.29 0.16 0.5 <0.01b
Education of the father
 No formal education 1
 Primary 0.54 0.3 0.97 0.02a
 Secondary 0.36 0.17 0.74 0.007a
 University 0.12 0.1 0.31 <0.001c
Substance users (alcohol and tobacco)
 No 1
 Yes 3.9 1.97 5.5 <0.001c
Domestic violence
 No 1
 Yes 4.22 1.6 11.23 <0.01b
Living arrangements
 Living with one or both parents 1
 Living away from the parents 2.5 1.14 5.42 0.023a
Ubudehe category
 Category II 1
 Categories III and IV 2.14 1.01 4.53 0.047a
Peer influence
 No 1
 Yes 3.9 2.01 7.51 <0.001c
Communicate with the parents or guardians about the risky sexual behaviors
 No 1      
 Yes 0.81 0.7 0.98 0.028a

AOR, adjusted odds ratio.

a

p < .05.

b

p < 0.01.

c

p < 0.001.