Table 4. Association (OR, 95% CI) between socio–demographic factors, self–rated health, and high number of lifetime sexual partners.

Sociodemographic background factors	High number of life–time sexual partnersAll	Male	Female
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	1 (ref)
Female	0.4 (0.2–0.6)
Age
Younger	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Older	1.3 (0.9–1.9)	1.1 (0.7–1.7)	1.8 (0.8–4.1)
Area of origin
Urban/peri–urban small town	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Rural	1.1 (0.8–1.6)	0.9 (0.6–1.3)	0.9 (0.4–2.1)
Educational level of head of household
High	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Low	1.4 (0.9–2.2)	1.3 (0.8–2.0)	1.0 (0.3–2.9)
Religious affiliation
Catholic	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Protestant	0.9 (0.6–1.3)	0.6 (0.4–0.9)	2.0 (0.8–4.9)
Role of religion
Big	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Not big	1.6 (1.1–2.3)	1.3 (0.9–2.0)	2.2 (1.01–4.8)
Faculty affiliation
Medicine	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Other	0.8 (0.6–1.2)	0.9 (0.5–1.3)	0.8 (0.4–1.8)
Self–rated health
Good	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Less good	1.1 (0.6–1.8)	1.2 (0.6–2.3)	1.0 (0.3–3.0)