TABLE 2.
Results of Multilevel Logistic Models Regarding Reports of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Young Women: Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Zambia, 2001–2003
| Characteristic | Burkina Faso, OR (95% CI) | Ghana, OR (95% CI) | Zambia, OR (95% CI) |
| Individual level | |||
| Age 20–24 y | 0.55* (0.37, 0.81) | 0.84 (0.57, 1.23) | 0.90 (0.65, 1.24) |
| Educational level | |||
| Primary | 0.82* (0.53, 1.27) | 1.18 (0.64, 2.27) | 1.18 (0.70, 1.96) |
| Secondary or higher | 0.37* (0.21, 0.63) | 0.84* (0.46, 1.53) | 0.48* (0.26, 0.87) |
| Married | 0.02* (0.01, 0.04) | 0.17* (0.10, 0.27) | 0.05* (0.04, 0.08) |
| Employed | 0.71 (0.47, 1.07) | 0.87 (0.59, 1.26) | 1.46* (1.08, 1.97) |
| High no. of household members | 1.03* (1.01, 1.06) | 1.04 (0.98, 1.10) | 1.04 (0.99, 1.09) |
| Has a child | 0.71 (0.45, 1.11) | 0.29* (0.18, 0.47) | 0.54* (0.39, 0.76) |
| Has final say in personal decisions concerning health | 0.55* (0.34, 0.91) | 0.47* (0.32, 0.69) | 1.14 (0.84, 1.56) |
| High knowledge-about-AIDS score | 0.84* (0.73, 0.96) | 0.95 (0.81, 1.31) | 0.91 (0.85, 1.78) |
| Household level | |||
| Ownership of assets score | 0.84* (0.76, 0.94) | 0.79* (0.69, 0.91) | 0.96 (0.85, 1.08) |
| Community level | |||
| Mean age at marriage among women | 1.03 (0.87, 1.22) | 0.91 (0.82, 1.01) | 1.04 (0.96, 1.14) |
| Socioeconomic profile | |||
| Percentage of men employed | 1.48 (0.72, 3.01) | 3.54* (1.19, 10.57) | 0.68 (0.36, 1.27) |
| Percentage of men with at least a primary education | 0.90* (0.81, 0.99) | 1.09 (0.98, 1.20) | 0.95 (0.86, 1.06) |
| Percentage of women employed | 1.54 (0.28, 8.51) | 4.30* (1.19, 15.44) | 3.07* (1.53, 6.18) |
| Percentage of women with at least a primary education | 0.99 (0.80, 1.22) | 0.87 (0.76, 1.10) | 1.08 (0.93, 1.25) |
| Behavioral profile | |||
| Mean knowledge-about-AIDS score among adult women in community | 0.83 (0.62, 1.10) | 1.14 (0.83, 1.56) | 0.75* (0.57, 0.99) |
| Mean attitudes-toward-AIDS score among adult women in community | 1.25 (0.66, 2.36) | 0.88 (0.64, 1.22) | 0.73 (0.48, 1.10) |
| Mean attitudes-toward-AIDS score among adult men in community | 0.74* (0.59, 0.95) | 0.71* (0.50, 0.99) | 1.08 (0.81, 1.44) |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Random intercept terms were as follows: Burkina Faso, 0.008 (SE = 0.001; P < .05); Ghana, 0.003 (SE = 0.001; P < .05); and Zambia, 0.009 (SE = 0.001; P < .05).
*
P < .05.