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 | |||||||
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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.
Per 1000 Ksh.
Reference is none/primary.
Standardized index of 14 household items (range = −0.2–0.13).
Reference is medium/low.
Reference is casual/other.
p< .10.
p< .05.
p< .01.
p < .001.