Table 5.
Predictors of Sexual Activity by Gender
| Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Multivariate | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
| OR(CI) | p | OR(CI) | p | OR(CI) | p | OR(CI) | p | |
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| Age | ||||||||
| 18 | 2.8 (1.35-5.8) | 0.006 | 2.3(0.8-6.3) | 0.12 | 4.0(2.2-7.2) | <0.0001 | 2.7(1.4-5.5) | 0.005* |
| 17 | 2.7(1.3-5.6) | 0.008 | 3.4(1.1-10.0) | 0.027* | 1.7(0.9-3.2) | 0.086 | 1.5(0.8-3.1) | 0.24 |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Partners age group | ||||||||
| >21 16-21 |
2.4(0.28-20.6) 1 |
0.4 1 |
N/A |
4.4(2.0-9.4) 1 |
0.0002 1 |
3.3(1.4-7.6) 1 |
0.005* 1 |
|
| Pressure to engage in sex |
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| Pressure | 2.2(1.2-4.0) | 0.01 | 1.4(0.6-3.4) | 0.44 | 1.9(1.2-3.0) | 0.008 | 1.3(0.8-2.3) | 0.34 |
| No pressure | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attitudes about sex | 1.8(1.4-2.4) | <0.0001 | 1.7(1.2-2.5) | 0.003* | 2.0(1.6-2.6) | <0.0001 | 1.6(1.2-2.1) | 0.001* |
| Hazardous alcohol use |
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| Yes | 4.5(1.3-15.8) | 0.02 | 4.0(1.1-14.7) | 0.04* | 1.9(0.8-4.7) | 0.16 | N/A | |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Illegal drug use | ||||||||
| Yes No |
2.9(1.3-6.1) 1 |
0.007 1 |
1.8(0.7-4.9) |
0.24 1 |
2.5(1.1-5.6) 1 |
0.023 1 |
0.8(0.3-2.2) 1 |
0.6 1 |
| Depression | 1.01(0.96-1.1) | 0.7 | N/A | 1.03(1.0-1.07) | 0.08 | 0.97(0.9-1.02) | 0.29 | |
| Self esteem | ||||||||
| High | 0.9(0.4-2.0) | 0.87 | N/A | 1.3(0.7-2.3) | 0.38 | 1.3(0.6-2.7) | 0.45 | |
| Low | 2.3(0.3-20.6) | 0.44 | 6.2(1.7-23.0) | 0.006 | 5.6(0.97-33.0) | 0.055 | ||
| Normal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| PAC | ||||||||
| High | 1.1(0.6-2.1) | 0.68 | N/A | 0.9(0.6-1.5) | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Low | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ever hit/physically hurt by partner |
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| Yes No |
1.5(0.6-3.8) 1 |
0.37 1 |
N/A |
2.8(1.5-5.0) 1 |
0.0007 1 |
1.7(0.8-3.4) 1 |
0.1 1 |
|
Note: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; “1” refers to the reference category
*
p < .05