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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2009 Sep;31(9):990–1000. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.04.014

Table 3.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Models for Wave 4 Sexual Risk Behaviors by Wave 1 Risk and Protective Factors

Full Study Sample Sexually Active Sample All Girls

Had consensual sexual intercourse (lifetime)a
Ref=no
OR (CI)
Age at 1st Intercourse (consensual)
Ref >13
OR (CI)
Use of Protection During Consensual Sex
Ref=always/often
OR (CI)
Pregnancy Among Girls
Ref=no
OR (CI)
Age 2.17 (1.60, 2.94) *** N/A 1.04 (0.60, 1.80) 4.37 (2.09, 9.14)***
Gender/Female 0.81 (0.39, 1.69) 2.89 (0.69, 12.17) 1.44 (0.59, 3.50) N/A
Race/white * ****
 Hispanic 1.48 (0.69, 3.17) 2.31 (0.53, 10.14) 5.70 (1.66, 19.60) 11.14 (3.35, 37.12)
 Black 1.14 (0.58, 2.25) 2.27 (1.01, 5.09) 0.67 (0.24, 1.86) 0.09 (0.01, 0.66)
 Other 0.49 (0.14, 1.72) 1.68 (0.34, 8.33) 2.48 (0.50, 12.23) 0.09 (0.00, 3.03)
Placement History/IH 0.92 (0.40, 2.10) 1.37 (0.49, 3.85) 1.22 (0.47, 3.17) 1.97 (0.41, 9.45)
Primary Maltreatment
Type/other
 Sexual Abuse 1.50 (0.46, 4.90) 1.20 (0.18, 7.88) 1.31 (0.23, 7.36) 0.22 (0.03, 1.40)
 Physical Abuse 0.56 (0.22, 1.42) 2.22 (0.42, 11.63) 2.24 (0.51, 9.86) 0.14 (0.03, 0.64)
 Neglect/Abandonment 0.86 (0.33, 2.26) 1.19 (0.29, 4.82) 1.38 (0.35, 5.46) 0.10 (0.01, 0.86)
Risk Assessment 1.18 (0.83–1.68) 1.38 (0.75–1.91) 0.95 (0.56–1.59) 0.85 (0.30–1.14)
Behavior Problems/<64 0.94 (0.40, 2.18) 2.63 (0.99, 6.98) 1.13 (0.42, 3.09) 1.25 (0.28, 5.51)
Use of Hard Drugs 1.56 (0.47, 5.13) 1.10 (0.32, 3.76) 2.28 (0.61, 8.47) 0.71 (0.12, 4.28)
Delinquency 1.08 (1.03, 1.14)** 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) 1.08 (0.99, 1.18)
Deviant Peers 3.30 (1.45, 7.50)** 1.37 (0.39, 4.76) 1.23 (0.40, 3.79) 7.43 (2.27, 24.30)**
Caregiver Abuse 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) 0.99 (0.98, 1.01) 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) 1.01 (0.98, 1.03)
Caregiver Education/<HS *
 HS Diploma/Equivalent 0.80 (0.39, 1.63) 1.17 (0.39, 3.48) 1.57 (0.46, 5.39) 0.15 (0.03, 0.84)
 Some College 1.05 (0.50, 2.23) 1.66 (0.51, 5.42) 0.94 (0.28, 3.14) 0.12 (0.02, 0.87)
School Engagement 0.79 (0.34, 1.85) 0.65 (0.21, 2.04) 1.29 (0.56, 2.93) 1.24 (0.34, 4.55)
Future Expectations 1.88 (1.07, 3.33)* 0.77 (0.36, 1.65) 1.51 (0.56, 4.06) 0.61 (0.22, 1.71)
Religiosity 0.95 (0.60, 1.51) 0.91 (0.43, 1.92) 0.44 (0.23, 0.84)* 1.68 (0.78, 3.65)
Caregiver Monitoring 0.58 (0.34, 0.99)* 1.01 (0.58, 1.73) 1.44 (0.76, 2.73) 1.07 (0.45, 2.52)
Caregiver Connectedness 1.47 (0.74, 2.90) 0.57 (0.22, 1.44) 0.32 (0.14, 0.73)** 0.84 (0.23, 3.12)

Note.-

a

based on n=700;

b,c

based on n=320;

d

based on n=401

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001;

****

p<.0000

approaching significance (.05 <p<.08)