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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2012 Apr;50(4):410–413. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.06.007

Table 2.

Final Reduced Logistic Regression Models Predicting Receipt of Parental and Formal Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication for the Total Sample, 2002, 2006-2008, Among Sexually-Experienced Adolescents, and for Abstinence-Only Communication Outcomes

RECEIPT OF PARENTAL SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION
Model 1
Total sample
(n=2,326)OR (CI) p		 Model 2
2002
(n=1,065)
OR (CI) p		 Model 3
2006-2008
(n=1,261)
OR (CI) p		 Model 4
Sexually-
experienced
(n=989)
OR (CI) p		 Model 5
Received only abstinence
parental communication
(n=199)
OR (CI) p
Year - - x
2002 1 1
2006-2008 1.6(1.3,2.1)<0.001 2.1(1.4,3.1)<0.001
Age group x x
Younger Adolescents (15-17 years) 1 1 1
Older Adolescents (18-19 years) 1.6(1.2,2.1)0.002 1.7(1.2,2.3)0.004 2.5(1.7,3.4)<0.001
Highest level ED x x x x
 9th grade 1
 10th grade 1.7(0.9,3.2)0.09
 11th grade 2.2(1.3,3.8)0.005
 12th grade 0.8(0.2,3.0)0.75
 High school diploma or GED 1.1(0.6,2.1)0.70
 Some college 1.1(0.6,2.2)0.63
Residence x x x x
 Urban 1
 Suburban 0.7(0.4,1.0)0.07
 Rural 0.6(0.4,1.0)0.04
Mother’s education x x
 <High school 1 1 1
 High school diploma or GED 1.3(0.8,1.8)0.21 1.4(0.9,2.2)0.11 1.2(0.7,1.9)0.54
 >High school 1.6(1.2,2.3)0.006 2.1(1.4,3.2)<0.001 1.9(1.2,2.9)0.004
Childhood family not intact x 1 x x x
Intact childhood family situation .7(.5,1.0).03
Attend religious services now x x x x
 Weekly or more 1
 Less than weekly 0.7(0.4,1.0)0.07
 Never 0.5(0.3,1.0)0.04
Never had sexual intercourse 1 1 1 x 1
Has had sexual intercourse 1.7(1.3,2.2)<0.001 1.4(0.6,2.0)0.08 1.8(1.2,2.6)0.005 0.4(0.2,0.6)<0.001
RECEIPT OF FORMAL SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION
Model 1
Total sample
(n=2326)
OR (CI) p 		Model 2
2002
(n=1065)
OR (CI) p 		Model 3
2006-2008
(n=1261)
OR (CI) p 		Model 4
Had sex only
(n=989)
OR (CI) p 		Model 5
Received only abstinence
formal communication
(n=489)
OR (CI) p
Year 2002 vs. 2006-2008 x - - x x
Age (years) x x
 15 1 1 1
 16 0.8(0.4,1.5)0.46 0.5(0.2,1.0)0.06 0.3(0.1,1.4)0.13
 17 0.4(0.2,0.9)0.02 0.2(0.1,0.6)0.005 0.3(0.1,1.6)0.19
 18 0.5(0.2,1.3)0.14 0.2(0.1,0.7)0.01 0.2(0.1,1.0)0.05
 19 0.3(0.1,0.8)0.02 0.2(0.1,0.5)0.003 0.2(0.1,1.1)0.07
Highest level education
 9th grade 1 1 1 1 1
 10th grade 2.4(1.3,4.6)0.009 3.5(1.8,7.0)<0.001 1.7(0.5,5.3)0.37 5.7(1.7,19.1)0.005 0.9(0.6,1.3)
 11th grade 4.4(2.1,9.4)<0.001 6.9(2.6,18.4)<0.001 2.3(1.0,5.5)0.04 2.6(0.9,7.2)0.07 0.6(0.4,0.9)0.02
 12th grade 1.6(0.4,6.3)0.49 7.8(0.7,29.9)0.10 0.4(0.1,1.7)0.19 1.6(0.3,8.9)0.56 0.5(0.1,2.2)0.32
 High school diploma or GED 4.6(1.8,11.6)0.002 9.0(2.9,27.4)<0.001 1.8(0.8,4.2)0.17 4.6(1.5,13.9)0.008 0.6(0.4,0.9)0.02
 Some college 5.3(1.7,16.5)0.004 6.3(1.6,25.8)0.01 2.9(0.6,15.1)0.19 3.1(0.7,13.1)0.12 0.4(0.3,0.7)<0.001
Residence x x x x
 Urban 1
 Suburban 0.5(0.2,1.1)0.10
 Rural 0.4(0.2,0.8)0.01
 >200% federal poverty level 1 x 1 1 x
 <200% federal poverty level 0.6(0.4,1.0)0.03 0.3(0.1,0.8)0.02 0.5(0.3,0.9)0.03
Mother’s education x x x x
 <High school 1
 High school diploma 1.5(1.0,2.2)0.03
 >High school 1.6(1.1,2.4)0.01
Attends religious services now x x x
≥Weekly 1 1
<Weekly 2.2(1.1,4.6)0.03 0.7(0.5,1.0)0.03
Never 1.1(0.5,2.2)0.83 0.7(0.5,1.0)0.05
Never had sexual intercourse 1 x 1 x x
Has had sexual intercourse 1.5(1.0,2.2)0.05 2.0(1.0,3.8)0.04
No gynecological diagnosis x 1 x x x
Gynecological diagnosis 2.2(1.2,4.0)0.01

Results are presented as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and P-values (P) from multivariate logistic regression models.