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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Health. 2008 Dec;5(4):321–330. doi: 10.1071/sh08021

Table 4.

Linear regression with sexual satisfaction score as outcome

Predictor Mean sexual satisfaction score (s.d.) F, T, or Corr CoeffC sig. Model 1 (Unadjusted) Model 2 (Adjusted)
Unstandardised coefficient (95% CI) t P Unstandardised coefficient (95% CI) t P
Contraceptive use in past 4 weeks 7.8 0.001**
Hormonal only users -0.234 (1.1) Ref Ref
Condom primarily usersA -0.006 (0.91) 0.223 (-0.136, 0.582) 1.23 0.222 0.187 (-0.165, 0.538) 1.05 0.295
Dual method usersB 0.420 (0.64) 0.585 (0.221, 0.959) 3.09 0.002** 0.414 (0.039, 0.789) 2.18 0.039*
Relationship length 2.6 0.051
<6 months 0.361 (0.76) Ref
6-12 months 0.115 (1.00) -0.033 (-0.566, 0.501) -0.12 0.904
1-2 years 0.121 (0.96) -0.093 (-0.629, 0.443) -0.34 0.733
2 years or more -0.120 (0.93) -0.271 (-0.712, 0.170) -1.21 0.227
Age -0.208 0.004 -0.003 (-0.033, 0.028) -0.17 0.869
Marital status 7.3 0.000**
Single (never married) 0.172 (0.87) Ref
Married -0.609 (1.07) -0.618 (-1.11, -0.130) -2.50 0.014*
Living with partner 0.050 (1.07) 0.229 (-0.213, 0.671) 1.02 0.308
Separated/divorced 0.486 (0.48) 0.386 (-0.314, 1.09) 1.09 0.278
Number of children in household 0.67 0.414
Zero 0.003 (0.97) Ref
One or more -0.153 (1.01) 0.208 (-0.204, 0.619) 1.00 0.320
STI history 5.33 0.022*
At least one lifetime STI -0.194 (1.04) Ref
No reported STI 0.135 (0.88) 0.496 (0.182, 0.810) 3.12 0.002**
R2 0.061 0.212
Adjusted R2 0.048 0.217
F 4.77 0.010* 3.485 0.000**
A

Use of male condoms either with or without withdrawal, spermicide, and/or outercourse.

B

Use of a hormonal method and male condoms, either with or without withdrawal, spermicide, and/or outercourse.

C

We used a Spearman correlation coefficient due to the skewed age distribution of the sample.

*

P < 0.05

**

P < 0.01

CI, confidence interval; STI, sexually transmissible infection