Table 4.

Percentage of Sexually Active Men aged 15–24 having a Current Overlapping Partnership, according to Selected Characteristics, and Odds Ratios from Logistic Regression Analysis

	%	N	Odds Ratio	p
Age
Young Teens (15–16)	43.8	16	1.0	.551
Older Teens (17–19)	41.5	82
Young Adults (20–24)	31.7	101	1.52
Education
In School	43.5	115	1.0	.52
Out of School	27.4	84	1.74
Age at First Sex
≤ 14	53.7*	41	13.9	.04
≥ 15	32.5	157	1.0
Religion
Independent	36.3	102	.88	.41
Protestant and Roman Catholic	33.3	48
All Others	40.8	49	1.0
Household Wealth++
High	48.0	27	1.0	.14
Medium	33.3	78
Low	31.8	44	3.04
Female Headed Household++
Yes	37.5	56	0.54	.58
No	34.7	101	1.0
Community Participation
High (Membership in ≥ One Group)	44.4	54	1.0	.67
Low (No Group Membership)	33.8	145	1.66
Parental Residence++
Both	35.1	74
One	35.8	67	1.0	.72
None	37.5	16	0.79
Information and Exposure
Weekly TV	40.0	110	1.0	.77
No Weekly TV	31.8	88	0.77
Duration
Shorter (<2 years)	26.7	101	1.0	.53
Longer (≥ 2 years)	37.7	98	1.15

^*Significant difference within categories (bivariate analysis), based on chi-square test, p≤0.05.

⁺⁺The N’s for these variables differ as they are taken from the household schedule, in which values for some households were missing.