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. 2012 Oct 31;48(4):515–523. doi: 10.1007/s00127-012-0614-6

Table 1.

Crude, age-gender adjusted and fully adjusted logistic regression analyses of potential risk factors for a likely diagnosis of CMD, n = 3649; probable CMD, n = 287

Risk factors N CMD prevalence (%) Crude odds ratio (95 % CI) Gender and age adjusted odds ratio (95 % CI) Fully adjusted odds ratioa (95 % CI) n = 3,629 p valuea
Total sample 3,649 287 (7.87) 95 % CI 7.01–8.80
Demographics
Age
 16–18 1,488 106 (7.12) Referent Referent Referent 0.018b
 19–21 1,250 93 (7.44) 1.10 (1.00–1.40) 1.05 (1.00–1.40) 1.12 (0.82–1.53) 0.464
 22–24 911 88 (9.66) 1.40 (1.04–2.00) 1.40 (1.04–2.00) 1.60 (1.10–2.24) 0.015
Gender
 Male 1,778 132 (7.42) Referent Referent Referent
 Female 1871 155 (8.28) 1.13 (1.00–1.43) 1.13 (1.00–1.44) 1.21 (0.93–1.60) 0.150
Area of residence
 Rural 1,796 118 (6.57) Referent Referent Referent
 Urban 1,853 169 (9.12) 1.43 (1.12–1.82) 1.50 (1.20–1.90) 1.51 (1.12–2.04) 0.007
Socioeconomic status
Number of household assets owned (Asset index)
 0–3 1,130 80 (7.08) Referent Referent Referent 0.058b
 4–6 1,227 118 (9.62) 1.40 (1.04–2.00) 1.40 (1.03–2.00) 1.11 (0.80–1.54) 0.532
 7–10 1,292 89 (6.89) 1.00 (0.71-1.33) 1.00 (0.72–1.40) 0.70 (0.50–1.04) 0.076
Currently studying
 Yes 1,591 112 (7.04) Referent Referent Referent
 No (including never went to School) 2,058 175 (8.50) 1.23 (1.00–1.60) 1.11 (0.84–1.50) 1.14 (0.84–1.60) 0.410
Social relationships
Marital status
 No 3,409 266 (7.80) Referent Referent Referent
 Yes 2,400 210 (8.75) 1.13 (0.71–1.80) 0.94 (0.60–1.53) 0.93 (0.60–1.60) 0.788
Autonomy (making own decisions)
 Yes all the time 1,099 800 (7.28) Referent Referent Referent
 Yes sometimes 1,475 124 (8.41) 1.20 (1.00–1.60) 1.20 (1.00–1.60) 1.21 (1.00–1.70) 0.224
 No 1,075 830 (7.72) 1.10 (0.80–1.50) 1.10 (0.80–1.50) 1.20 (0.84–1.70) 0.334
Being able to talk about issues related to sex to peers, parents or teachers
 No 1,012 70 (6.92) Referent Referent Referent
 Yes 2,624 217 (8.27) 1.21 (0.92-1.61) 1.23 (0.93-1.62) 1.33 (1.00-1.80) 0.067
Being able to talk about personal problems to peers, parents or teachers
 No 261 30 (11.49) Referent Referent Referent
 Yes 3,374 257 (7.62) 0.64 (0.43–0.95) 0.64 (0.43–0.95) 0.52 (0.34–0.80) 0.003
Sexual harassment, physical and sexual abuse
Sexual harassment (ever been talked to about sex uncomfortably)
 No 3,233 213 (6.59) Referent Referent Referent
 Yes 414 74 (17.87) 3.10 (2.32–4.11) 3.1 (2.4–4.2) 2.25 (1.63–3.1) <0.001
Having been beaten in the last 3 months
 No 3,430 244 (7.11) Referent Referent Referent
 Yes 215 430 (20) 3.30 (2.30–4.70) 3.60 (2.5–5.20) 3.01 (2.05–4.42) <0.001
Having ever been sexually abused
 No 3,270 222 (6.79) Referent Referent Referent
 Yes 377 65 (17.24) 2.86 (2.20–3.86) 2.88 (2.14–3.90) 2.06 (1.48–2.87) <0.001

aFully adjusted model (includes socio-demographics factors, social relationships and physical abuse factors)

b p for trend