Table 3.

Summary of Logistic Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting High Frequency^a of Sexual Intercourse in the First Month of Young Women’s Premarital Relationships, for Relationships Beginning 10 (N = 190) and 5 (N = 119) 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	0.98	0.42	1.01	0.45	3.38	2.65	3.39	2.90
Gave money-gifts-assistance to partner	1.43	0.57	1.10	0.47	1.41	0.69	1.10	0.59
Net amount receivedb	1.39*	0.21	1.43*	0.23	1.49†	0.32	1.46†	0.31
In relationship for money-gifts-assistance	1.15	0.44	1.01	0.42	1.37	0.70	1.17	0.68
Individual economic resources
Earned income	0.33	0.24	0.32	0.22	0.64	0.74	0.67	0.68
Amount of incomeb	1.05	0.30	1.05	0.28	0.93	0.37	0.92	0.31
Had another partner	1.03	0.42	1.58	0.67	0.76	0.46	0.87	0.45
Net amount received from other partnersb	0.76	0.16	0.84	0.19	0.44	0.23	0.50	0.25
Respondent other characteristics
Age	1.30**	0.13	1.24*	0.13	1.38*	0.22	1.30†	0.21
Level of educationc
Secondary or higher	0.48	0.22	0.57	0.30	0.40	0.28	0.42	0.36
Household economic status indexd	10.10	23.88	9.60	24.54	41.00	123.59	32.89	112.37
Partner characteristics
Age	0.97	0.04	0.96	0.05	0.95	0.06	0.95	0.07
Level of educationc
Secondary	1.55	0.71	1.57	0.78	1.64	1.01	1.59	1.13
Post-secondary	1.02	0.68	0.96	0.65	1.11	0.95	1.05	0.91
High economic statuse	0.75	0.30	0.92	0.39	0.51	0.31	0.69	0.47
Had another partner(s)	0.92	0.36	0.91	0.37	1.56	0.91	1.83	1.14
Commitment within relationship
Relationship typef
Fiancé/serious	—		8.15***	5.26	—		6.10*	4.67
Dating	—		3.13*	1.74	—		2.30	1.29
In relationship for love	—		0.73	0.30	—		1.09	0.62
Aspires to marry partner	—		1.17	0.46	—		1.12	0.61
χ2	28.88		37.87		25.74		39.72
df	16		20		16		20

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

^aDefined as sex 5 or more times in the month.

^bPer 1000 Ksh.

^cReference is none/primary.

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

^eReference is medium/low.

^fReference is casual/other.

^†p< .10.

^*p< .05.

^**p< .01.

^***p < .001.