Table 2.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses of Associations Between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Lower Risk Sexual Behavior: Use of a Condom at First and Most Recent Sexual Intercourse

	Condom Used at First Sexual Intercourse			Condom Used at Most Recent Sexual Intercourse
Independent Variable	OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI
Gender (Female)	1.145	0.774	1.695	0.325***	0.246	0.429
Age	0.909**	0.849	0.973	0.927*	0.865	0.992
Population group
White
Colored	0.365**	0.180	0.740	0.381***	0.216	0.670
African	0.140***	0.066	0.298	0.826	0.453	1.508
Age-adjusted education level
At expected grade
1-2 years below expected grade	0.936	0.673	1.301	0.853	0.611	1.190
≥3 years below expected grade	0.817	0.599	1.113	0.675*	0.458	0.995
Household per capita income
Lowest income level
Low-to-middle level	0.884	0.639	1.223	0.638**	0.459	0.885
Middle-to-higher level	1.262	0.842	1.891	0.856	0.586	1.251
Highest income level	1.831**	1.157	2.897	1.302	0.797	2.128
High HIV prevention knowledge (vs. lower)	1.486	0.952	2.318	1.503	0.938	2.408
Coresided with father: Always
Sometimes or never	0.950	0.643	1.403	0.791	0.562	1.112
Coresided with mother: Always
Sometimes or never	0.857	0.604	1.215	0.865	0.624	1.198
Father did not spend money on him/her for clothing  or shoes/give pocket money (vs. spent money)	1.011	0.750	1.363	1.159	0.875	1.535
Mother did not spend money on him/her for clothing  or shoes/give pocket money (vs. spent money)	0.900	0.614	1.320	0.744*	0.562	0.984
Member of any social club or community group	1.329*	0.996	1.773	1.377*	1.038	1.827
Female × Mother did not spend money on her	0.594*	0.363	0.974	—	—	—

NOTE: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^*p ≤ .05.

^**p ≤ .01.

^***p ≤ .001.