Table 2. Multivariate ordinal regression assessing predictors of higher KAP score.

Variables	aOR	Low C.I.	High C.I.	p-value
Gender (reference: females)
Male*	1.15	0.89	1.48	0.28
Nonbinary gender*	0.45	0.16	1.31	0.14
Sexual identity
Heterosexual	0.48	0.32	0.73	<0.001
Lesbian	0.63	0.30	1.31	0.21
MSM	1.34	0.51	3.49	0.55
School type
Classical High School	3.19	1.60	6.33	<0.001
Human Sciences High School	0.53	0.29	0.98	0.04
Linguistic High School	1.04	0.69	1.56	0.86
Scientific High School	1.44	0.66	3.11	0.36
Technical or Professional Institute	0.73	0.51	1.04	0.08
Other	1.95	0.26	18.38	0.53
I heard about STI from
Parents	1.15	0.91	1.44	0.24
School Teachers	1.24	0.98	1.57	0.08
Friends	0.98	0.76	1.26	0.87
Doctors	1.22	0.94	1.57	0.13
Television	0.95	0.75	1.19	0.63
Social Networks	1.05	0.69	1.60	0.82
Instagram	1.05	0.73	1.50	0.80
TikTok	1.62	1.14	2.30	0.01
Twitter	0.87	0.50	1.51	0.61
Facebook	1.25	0.78	2.02	0.35
Being sexually active	1.48	1.12	1.96	0.01
Having experienced IV drug use	1.35	0.62	2.94	0.46
Having resorted to emergency contraception	1.56	1.09	2.24	0.02
Being vaccinated against HPV	2.47	1.89	3.24	<0.001
Number of sexual partners during last year &
2–3	1.02	0.75	1.40	0.88
4–7	0.76	0.45	1.28	0.30
8+	0.79	0.46	1.35	0.38

aO.R.: adjusted Odds Ratio; C.I.: Confidence Interval; MSM: Males who have Sex with Males; STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections; IV: Intra Venous; HPV: Human Papilloma Virus

* Reference: female sex