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. 2014 Jan 16;11:7. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-7

Table 2.

Association (Crude Odds ratios, 95% Confidence Interval) between socio-demographic variables, mental health, and alcohol consumption patterns with recent experience of sexual coercion among Ugandan university students

 
 
All
Male
Female
    n (%) OR (95% CI) n (%) OR (95% CI) n (%) OR (95% CI)
Age
22
124 (14.6)
1 (Ref)
34 (8.1)
1 (Ref)
90 (20.7)
1 (Ref)
 
>22
124 (19.0)
1.37 (1.04–1.80)
64 (15.6)
2.08 (1.34–3.23)
60 (24.8)
1.26 (.86–1.82)
Area of growing up
Urban
126 (14.8)
1 (Ref)
43 (9.9)
1 (Ref)
83 (20.0)
1 (Ref)
Rural
127 (18.2)
1.28 (.97–1.67)
56 (13.5)
1.41 (.93–2.16)
71 (25.2)
1.35 (.94–1.93)
Educational level of head of the household
> Primary education
170 (15.4)
1 (Ref)
59 (10.2)
1 (Ref)
111 (21.2)
1 (Ref)
≤ Primary education
82 (19.3)
1.31 (.98–-1.75)
42 (16.0)
1.67 (1.09-2.55)
40 (24.8)
1.22 (.81-1.85)
Importance of religion
Major
153 (15.8)
1 (Ref)
58 (11.6)
1 (Ref)
95 (20.4)
1 (Ref)
Minor
101 (17.2)
1.10 (.84–1.45)
42 (12.0)
1.04 (.68–1.59)
59 (24.9)
1.29 (.89–1.87)
Mental health
Good mental health
68 (8.9)
1 (Ref)
30 (6.7)
1 (Ref)
38 (12.1)
1 (Ref)
 
Poor mental health
180 (23.9)
3.21 (2.38–4.33)
66 (17.1)
2.90 (1.84–4.57)
114 (30.9)
3.24 (2.16–4.86)
Alcohol consumption in the past 12 months
Abstainers
125 (14.8)
1 (Ref)
40 (9.4)
1 (Ref)
85 (20.3)
1 (Ref)
Infrequent users
78 (15.5)
1.05 (.77–1.43)
38 (12.1)
1.04 (.68–1.59)
40 (21.1)
1.33 (.83–2.12)
Frequent users
34 (27.2)
2.14 (1.38–3.32)
21 (23.6)
2.21 (1.07–4.55)
13 (36.1)
2.97 (1.65–-5.35)
Alcohol consumption on the occasion of sexual intercourse1,2 Infrequent users
54 (16.5)
1 (Ref)
29 (14.4)
1 (Ref)
25 (19.8)
1 (Ref)
Frequent users 31 (38.3) 3.14 (1.84–5.37) 17 (29.8) 2.53 (1.27–5.05) 14 (58.3) 5.65 (2.24–14.22)

1Only analyzed among individuals who had had sexual intercourse.

2Only analyzed among individuals who had consumed alcohol.