Table 2.

Summary of Logistic Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting the Occurrence of Sexual Intercourse in the First Month of Young Women’s Premarital Relationships, for Relationships Beginning 10 (N = 551) and 5 (N = 362) Years before the Survey

	Relationships in last 10 years				Relationships in last 5 years
	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
	OR	RSE	OR	RSE	OR	RSE	OR	RSE
Material transfers in relationship
Received money-gifts-assistance	2.11**	0.51	1.93**	0.47	2.61**	0.89	2.45**	0.84
Gave money-gifts-assistance to partner	1.30	0.36	1.20	0.34	1.49	0.46	1.41	0.44
Net amount receiveda	1.12†	0.07	1.12*	0.06	1.15	0.13	1.14	0.12
In relationship for money-gifts-assistance	1.77*	0.45	1.89*	0.50	2.53**	0.90	2.48*	0.90
Individual economic resources
Earned income	0.83	0.26	0.86	0.27	0.62	0.25	0.63	0.25
Amount of incomea	0.87*	0.06	0.86*	0.06	0.88†	0.06	0.87*	0.06
Had another partner	1.20	0.33	1.34	0.37	1.10	0.40	1.18	0.42
Net amount received from other partnersa	1.00	0.09	1.01	0.10	1.01	0.09	1.02	0.09
Respondent other characteristics
Age	1.10†	0.06	1.09	0.06	1.07	0.08	1.06	0.08
Level of educationb
Secondary or higher	0.26***	0.08	0.27***	0.09	0.35**	0.14	0.35*	0.15
Household economic status indexc	0.19	0.35	0.18	0.34	0.10	0.22	0.09	0.19
Partner characteristics
Age	1.02	0.03	1.02	0.03	1.03	0.04	1.03	0.04
Level of educationb
Secondary	1.73†	0.49	1.68†	0.48	1.25	0.50	1.20	0.50
Post-secondary	1.98†	0.81	1.90	0.78	1.64	0.85	1.56	0.83
High economic statusd	1.05	0.28	1.11	0.30	1.15	0.40	1.25	0.42
Had another partner(s)	1.94*	0.50	1.91*	0.52	1.80	0.68	1.84	0.72
Commitment within relationship
Relationship typee
Fiancé/serious	—		1.72	0.59	—		1.72	0.69
Dating	—		1.15	0.31	—		1.29	0.47
In relationship for love	—		1.29	0.29	—		1.03	0.32
Aspires to marry partner	—		1.37	0.34	—		1.09	0.37
χ2	66.19		71.88		56.01		58.95
df	16		20		16		20

Notes: OR = odds ratio. RSE = robust standard error. Ksh denotes Kenyan shillings. At the time of survey, 70 Ksh corresponded to 1 U.S. dollar.

^aPer 1000 Ksh.

^bReference is none/primary.

^cStandardized index of 14 household items (range = −0.2–0.13).

^dReference is medium/low.

^eReference is casual/other.

^†p< .10.

^*p< .05.

^**p< .01.

^***p < .001.