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. 2014 Sep 12;14:947. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-947

Table 2.

Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of 1187 young men by reporting fathering an incident pregnancy over approximately 2 years of follow up

Fathering an incident pregnancy between T0 & T2 (N = 191) Not fathering an incident pregnancy between T0 & T2 (N = 996) P value
Sociodemographic variables N % 95% CI N % 95% CI
Age
<18 15 7.9% 4.7-12.8 99 9.9% 7.6-12.8 0.16
18-19 107 56% 47.8-63.9 609 61.1% 57.5-64.7
>20 69 36.1% 28.8-44.1 288 28.9% 24.7-33.6
10 or more years of education 87 45.6% 35.8-55.7 437 43.9% 38.4-49.5 0.73
Socio-economic status (score) -0.002 -0.09-0.08 0.14 -0.07-0.34 0.20
Alcohol problem 63 32.98% 27.0-39.6 238 23.9% 20.6-27.5 0.004
Drug use 84 44.0% 36.5-51.8 368 37.0% 32.8-41.3 0.09
Sexual and Relationship History
Girlfriend in past 12 months 187 97.9% 94.8-99.2 922 95.0% 93.5-96.2 0.06
Lifetime Number of sexual partners 0.002
 <=1 45 23.5% 17.8-30.6 309 33.4% 30.3-36.6
 2—5 105 55% 48.0-61.8 499 53.9% 50.7-57.1
 >5 41 21.5% 16.7-27.2 118 12.7% 10.6-15.3
Concurrent partners (ever) 61. 78% 54.8-68.3 48.60% 45.2-52.0 0.001
Time since last sex <7 days 110 57.6% 48.5-66.3 322 34.8% 30.9-38.9 <0.001
Fathered a pregnancy prior to baseline 182 31.9% 25.4-39.3 935 13.1% 10.8-15.8 <0.001
Perpetration of IPV against a girlfriend by temporality prior to the baseline <0.001
None 100 52.9% 45.9-59.8 679 71.9% 68.6-75.1
Before the past 12 months only 15 7.9% 4.9-12.5 59 6.3% 4.8-8.1
Within the past 12 months only 38 20.1% 15.0-26.5 128 13.6% 11.4-16.0
Both before and within the past 12 months 36 19.1% 14.0-25.4 78 8.3% 6.2-10.9
Perpetration of IPV against a girlfriend ever by type prior to baseline <0.001
None 100 52.9% 45.9-59.8 679 71.9% 68.7-75.1
Physical abuse only 58 30.7% 23.9-38.4 198 20.8% 18.3-24.0
Sexual abuse only 6 3.2% 1.4-7.0 30 3.2% 2.2-4.6
Physical & sexual abuse 25 13.2% 9.2-18.7 37 3.9% 3.0-5.2
IPV perpetration by frequency (ever) at baseline <0.001
None 100 52.9% 45.9-59.8 690 72.3% 68.9-75.4
Once only 31 16.4% 11.5-23.0 123 12.9% 11.2-14.8
More than once 58 30.7% 23.9-38.4 142 14.9% 12.6-17.5
Relationship control scale α = .61 Mean score = 21 (8-29) 20 (11-32) 0.03
Low control 45 24.1% 17.8-31.6 315 34.4% 30.3-38.7
Medium control 60 32.1% 25.7-39.2 264 28.9% 25.7-32.2
High control 82 43.9% 36.2-51.9 337 36.8% 32.8-41.0