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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Marriage Fam. 2011 Oct 1;73(5):1048–1064. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00863.x

Table 4.

Summary of Logistic Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Consistent Condom Use 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 0.79 0.40 0.91 0.49 0.17** 0.10 0.14** 0.09
 Gave money-gifts-assistance to partner 2.11 0.99 2.23 1.04 2.51 1.39 2.66 1.62
 Net amount receiveda 0.87* 0.05 0.88* 0.06 0.90 0.07 0.89 0.07
 In relationship for money-gifts-assistance 0.66 0.29 0.64 0.31 0.66 0.35 0.49 0.29
Individual economic resources
 Earned income 0.67 0.47 0.60 0.49 2.26 1.79 2.35 2.17
 Amount of incomea 1.46* 0.24 1.46* 0.27 1.27 0.25 1.27 0.25
 Had another partner 1.41 0.99 1.20 0.89 0.38 0.24 0.40 0.34
 Net amount received from other partnersa 2.19* 0.72 1.94* 0.62 4.09 3.38 3.73 3.54
Respondent other characteristics
 Age 1.38** 0.15 1.47*** 0.16 1.38* 0.22 1.54* 0.26
 Level of educationb
  Secondary or higher 1.05 0.52 0.89 0.45 0.43 0.30 0.34 0.24
 Household economic status indexc 0.002* 0.004 0.01* 0.01 0.004 0.02 0.02 0.07
Partner characteristics
 Age 0.96 0.05 0.95 0.04 0.97 0.06 0.96 0.06
 Level of educationb
  Secondary 1.35 0.60 1.51 0.69 2.12 1.39 2.39 1.62
  Post-secondary 6.26** 4.00 6.89** 4.48 16.01*** 13.45 16.80*** 14.25
 High economic statusd 4.24*** 1.91 3.16* 1.52 5.45*** 2.84 5.89** 3.43
 Had another partner(s) 1.75 0.79 1.60 0.76 1.65 1.09 1.38 1.03
Commitment within relationship
 Relationship typee
  Fiancé/serious 0.46 0.28 2.19 1.89
  Dating 0.32* 0.17 1.14 0.71
 In relationship for love 0.89 0.35 0.46 0.24
 Aspires to marry partner 0.45 0.20 0.26* 0.15
 χ2 61.55 77.65 37.94 53.24
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.

a

Per 1000 Ksh.

b

Reference is none/primary.

c

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

d

Reference is medium/low.

e

Reference is casual/other.

p< .10.

*

p< .05.

**

p< .01.

***

p < .001.