Table 3.
Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of initiating sex among in-school and out-of-school youth aged 15–19 yrs, Ethiopia 2003
| Characteristics | Total population | Reported sexual initiation (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | Adjusted odds ratio* (95% confidence interval) | P-value |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 5,932 | 620 (10.5) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
| Male | 5,806 | 960 (16.5) | 1.70 (1.52, 1.89) | 1.12 (0.98, 1.27) | |
| School status | |||||
| In-school | 5,498 | 286 (5.2) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
| Out-of-school | 6,240 | 1,294 (20.7) | 4.76 (4.17,5.44) | 3.57 (3.09, 4.12) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol intake | |||||
| None or occasional | 9,944 | 939 (9.4) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
| On a weekly basis | 1,407 | 542 (38.5) | 6.01 (5.29, 6.82) | 3.81 (3.31, 4.39) | <0.001 |
| On a daily basis | 115 | 71 (61.7) | 15.5 (10.6, 22.6) | 5.75 (3.70, 8.93) | <0.001 |
| Khat intake | |||||
| None | 10,209 | 931 (9.1) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
| Occasional | 185 | 92 (49.7) | 9.86 (7.33, 13.3) | 4.99 (3.56, 7.00) | <0.001 |
| On a weekly basis | 840 | 335 (39.9) | 6.61 (5.67, 7.71) | 4.18 (3.50, 4.99) | <0.001 |
| On a daily basis | 445 | 210 (47.2) | 8.91 (7.31, 10.9) | 4.13 (3.26, 5.23) | <0.001 |
| Substance use other than Khat** | |||||
| No | 11,498 | 1,423 (12.4) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
| Yes | 240 | 157 (65.4) | 13.4 (10.2, 17.6) | 2.54 (1.84, 3.51) | <0.001 |
| Total | 11,738 | 1,580 (13.5) | |||
* Terms included in the logistic model were: sex, age, school status, alcohol intake (3 levels), Khat intake (4 levels), and substance use other than Khat.
** Substance use other than Khat include: Shisha, Benzene, Hashish, Mandrax, Cocaine, or Crack.