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. 2012 Mar 19;11:51.

Table 3.

Multiple logistic regression results showing unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio for relationship between childhood sexual abuse and different determinant variables sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana Liberia Nigeria Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age
15–24 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
25–34 0.85 (0.42–1.72) 0.9 (0.38–2.12) 1.26 (0.47–3.36) 0.56(0.14–2.18) 0.70 (0.59–0.84) 0.45(0.32–0.65) 0.31 (0.13–0.76) 0.28 (0.10–0.76) 0.82 (0.63–1.06) 0.62 (0.37–1.05) 0.38 (0.20–0.74) 0.18 (0.08–0.39)
35–49 0.43 (0.18–1.01) 0.84(0.3–2.36) 0.46 (0.12–1.75) 0.09(0.00–0.82) 0.44 (0.35–0.54) 0.38(0.25–0.59) 0.18 (0.55–0.60) 0.16 (0.04–0.61) 0.61 (0.44–0.83) 0.64 (0.34–1.21) 0.29 (0.13–0.66) 0.20 (0.08–0.51)
Education
No education 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Primary 1.66 (0.58–4.81) 0.7(0.2–2.52) 0.66 (0.22–1.98) 0.49(0.11–2.28) 3.19 (2.49–4.09) 1.09(0.66–0.54) 0.72 (0.36–1.44) 0.55 (0.20–1.52) 1.86 (1.13–3.04) 1.77 (0.78–4.00) 1.55 (0.94–2.55) 2.37 (1.19–4.70)
Secondary 2.02(0.83–4.93) 0.57(0.17–1.85) 1.00 (0.33–2.98) 0.66(0.11–3.81) 3.64 (2.93–4.52) 0.88(0.54–1.44) 1.96 (1.19–3.24) 2.00 (0.80–5.00)
Occupation
Not working 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Working 0.38(0.20–0.71) 0.34(0.15–0.77) 1.24 (1.05–1.46) 1.08(0.77–1.53) 0.40 (0.19–0.84) 0.24 (0.08–0.69) 0.93 (0.74–1.17) 0.45 (0.27–0.74) 0.80 (0.48–1.34) 0.67 (0.37–1.22)
Wealth
Poorer 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Middle 1.67(0.67–4.17) 1.14(0.37–3.49) 0.75 (0.27–2.11) 0.67(0.14–3.3) 1.19 (0.98–1.46) 0.66 (0.42–1.05) 2.25 (0.76–6.66) 0.84 (0.23–3.06) 1.24 (0.92–1.66) 1.09 (0.59–2.03) 1.03 (0.56–1.92) 0.98 (0.45–2.11)
Richer 2.35(0.90–6.13) 1.86(0.49–7.09) 0.67 (0.19–2.36) 0.48(0.04–5.99) 1.36 (1.09–1.69) 0.80 (0.44–1.43) 3.26 (1.06–10.01) 0.72 (0.15–3.35) 1.20 (0.86–1.68) 1.02 (0.40–2.62) 1.07 (0.53–2.16) 1.99 (0.56–7.06)
Type of residence
Rural 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Urban 1.41(0.76–2.63) 0.99(0.41–2.36) 0.89 (0.36–2.21) 1.28(0.23–7.12) 0.97 (0.82–1.14) 0.60(114–378) 1.22 (0.53–2.80) 0.59 (0.17–2.03) 1.08 (0.86–1.36 1.22 (0.65–2.28) 1.13 (0.67–1.88) 1.64 (0.67–4.02)
Perpetrator
Partner 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Families 23.98 (7.26–79.17) 16.7(4.7–59.39) 1.27 (0.25–6.34) 1.95 (1.09–3.51) 2.07(1.14–3.78) 5.2 (0.55–49.4) 3.83 (0.32–45.51) 4.78 (2.30–.95) 4.66 (2.17–10.00) 17.63 (7.84–39.65) 20.25 (7.94–51.63)
Friends 6.67 (2.73–16.32) 5.44(2.15–13.8) 1.27 (0.37–4.41) 1.96 (0.40–9.62) 1.38 (0.94–2.02) 1.4(0.94–2.07) 13 (4.02–42.09) 9.90 (2.91–33.69) 5.47 (2.64–11.29) 5.32 (2.51–11.31) 2.71 (0.60–12.28) 1.97 (0.40–9.72)
Strangers 8.88 (2.99–26.38) 9.86(3.05–31.84) 1.59 (0.31–8.02) 1.29 (0.12–13.78) 1.57 (1.07–2.32) 1.4(0.94–2.07) 15.05 (4.63–48.92) 10.13 (2.80–36.65) 3.40 (2.01–5.76) 3.52 (2.01–6.16) 18.31 (7.89–42.47) 27.86 (10.52–73.79)
Other 6.42 (1.55–26.55) 6.86(1.54–30.51) 0.41 (0.08–1.97) 0.51 (0.08–3.16) 2.01 (1.20–3.56) 2.22(13–3.79 44.57 (11.98–165.89) 40.73 (9.25–179.35) 8.16 (3.03–21.94) 7.83 (2.83–21.71) 1.43 (0.63–3.20) 1.60 (0.69–3.69)

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval