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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Stud. 2010 Aug 1;13(4):453–471. doi: 10.1080/13676261003801754

Table 4. Odds ratios of Wave 1 explanatory variable to predict transition into first sex by Wave 2, by area of residence.

Variables in the equation Female Male

OR (95% Confidence Interval) OR (95% Confidence Interval)
Non-slum
16-19 years (ref. 12-15 years) 4.6** (1.2 -17.9) 57.8*** (6.2 -541.9)
Currently in school (ref. not in school) 0.0*** (0.0 - 0.3) 1.9 (0.0 - 117.7)
Number of adolescents in HH (ref. one)
 Two 3.0 (0.5 - 18.4) 1.4 (0.2 - 10.2)
 Three or more 2.4 (0.4 - 14.6) 2.8 (0.5 - 15.7)
Peer models for conventional behavior a 0.8 (0.4 - 1.4) 0.8 (0.5 - 1.2)
Perceived parental monitoring b 1.4** (1.0 - 1.8) 1.0 (0.8 - 1.1)
Peer models for unconventional behavior c 1.9** (1.1 - 3.2) 1.1 (0.8 - 1.5)
Non-penetrative sexual contact (ref. never) 0.3 (0.0 - 1.4) 0.9 (0.2 - 4.2)
Delinquent behavior d 0.7 (0.2 - 3.0) 0.9 (0.6 - 1.4)
Substance use (ref. never use) 5.8 (0.6 - 60.5) 0.7 (0.2 - 3.3)
Observations 132 154
Wald χ2 (10) 15.93 29.37
Pseudo R2 0.3021 0.3718
Slum
16-19 years (ref. 12-15 years) 2.3** (1.0 - 5.1) 1.7 (0.6 - 4.8)
Currently in school (ref. not in school) 1.2 (0.3 - 4.3) 1.1 (0.1 - 12.6)
Number of adolescents in HH (ref. one)
 Two 1.3 (0.6 - 3.1) 1.5 (0.4 - 5.3)
 Three or more 0.8 (0.4 - 1.9) 1.5 (0.4 - 5.0)
Peer models for conventional behavior a 0.8* (0.6 - 1.0) 0.8* (0.6 - 1.0)
Perceived parental monitoring b 1.1 (1.0 - 1.1) 1.0 (0.9 - 1.2)
Peer models for unconventional behavior c 0.9 (0.7 - 1.2) 0.8 (0.6 - 1.2)
Non-penetrative sexual contact (ref. never) 0.6 (0.1 - 2.5) 2.5 (0.7 - 8.8)
Delinquent behavior d 1.4*** (1.1 - 1.7) 1.3* (1.0 - 1.6)
Substance use (ref. never use) 0.5 (0.0 - 9.4) 0.9 (0.2 - 4.7)
Observations 318 276
Wald χ2 (10) 16.49 11.96
Pseudo R2 0.0576 0.0670
a

Increasing values indicate higher levels of peer models for conventional behavior;

b

Increasing values indicate higher levels of parental monitoring;

c

Increasing values indicate higher levels of peer models for unconventional behavior;

d

Increasing values indicate higher levels of delinquent behavior

Note: 95% confidence intervals in parentheses;

***

p<0.01,

**

p<0.05,

*

p<0.1