Table 3. Association (OR, 95% CI) between sociodemographic factors, self–rated health, and low age at sexual debut.

Sociodemographic background factors	Low age of sexual debutAll	Male	Female
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	1 (ref)
Female	0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Age
Younger	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Older	0.7 (0.5–0.99)	0.6 (0.4–0.9)	0.8 (0.4–1.7)
Area of origin
Urban/peri–urban small town	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Rural	1.0 (0.7–1.4)	1.0 (0.6–1.5)	0.6 (0.3–1.3)
Educational level of head of household
High	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Low	1.1 (0.7–1.6)	0.9 (0.6–1.5)	1.3 (0.5–3.2)
Religious affiliation
Catholic	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Protestant	0.9 (0.6–1.4)	0.9 (0.6–1.5)	0.7 (0.4–1.6)
Role of religion
Big	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Not big	1.7 (1.2–2.4)	1.7 (1.1–2.6)	1.6 (0.8–3.1)
Faculty affiliation
Medicine	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Other	0.8 (0.6–1.2)	0.8 (0.5–1.2)	1.1 (0.5–2.1)
Self–rated health
Good	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Less good	0.9 (0.6–1.6)	1.0 (0.5–1.9)	0.9 (0.3–2.3)