Table 4.

Multiple logistic regression models examining predictors of condom use at last sex, and the likelihood of having one or no sexual partners in the past year; separate models presented for males and females, Cape Town, South Africa.

	Condom use at last sex						Number of sexual partners in last 12 Months*a
	Females			Males			Females			Males
	O.R.	95% C.I.		O.R.	95% C.I.		O.R	95% C.I.		O.R.	95% C.I.
Individual characteristics
Race
White
Coloured	0.12***	0.03	0.41	0.11***	0.01	0.85	3.17***	1.63	6.11	0.89	0.77	2.88
Black	0.32***	0.09	0.89	0.14***	0.07	0.8	1.58	0.82	3.01	1.03	0.88	1.98
Age
14–15 yr
16–18 yr	1.15	0.49	2.67	3.93***	1.61	9.18
19–22 yr	0.81	0.36	1.79	3.12***	1.43	6.82
Educational attainment
At expected grade level
Below grade level	0.52****	0.38	0.69	0.67****	0.44	0.71	0.87	0.55	1.34	0.87	0.61	1.26
Built environment characteristics
Housing (size)
1 room
2–6 rooms	1.36**	0.86	2.11	1	0.58	1.72
7 rooms	1.84***	1.2	2.67	1.5	0.67	3.36
Housing structure (wall materials)
Permanent
Temporary							0.91	0.51	1.61	0.60****	0.41	0.88
Electricity
Yes
No	0.51****	0.33	0.77	0.82	0.48	1.4	0.88	0.34	1.34	0.93	1.56
Water
Indoor piped
Yard tap/none							0.85	0.77	1.34	1.28***	1.13	1.74
Sanitation
Indoor toilet
Latrine/no toilet	0.91	0.23	1.33	0.93	0.37	1.44	0.89	0.34	1.23	0.82	0.22	1.67

Note: O.R. = odds ratio; C.I. = confidence interval.

^*p < 0.10.

^**p < 0.05.

^***p < 0.01.

^****p < 0.001.

^aOdds of 1 or no sexual partners.