Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis (Adjusted Odds Ratio [OR_adjusted]^a; 95% Confidence Intervals [CI]) for reporting transactional sex among sexually active young people in Uganda 12 months prior to the survey

	Men 15–24 Paid for sex in the past 12 months		Women 15–24 Received gifts, favors, or money for sex in the past 12 months
Characteristics	ORadjusted	95% CI	ORadjusted	95% CI
Age groups
15–19	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
20–24	1.60	0.50–5.02	1.50	0.65–3.36
Area of residence
Urban	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
Rural	0.83	0.25–2.70	1.25	0.46–3.44
Educational attainment
>Primary school	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
≤Primary school	3.25	1.10–9.60	1.73	0.65–4.60
Marital status
Never married	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
Married	0.40	0.13–1.20	0.60	0.22–1.60
Divorced/widowed/separated	1.25	0.30–5.80	1.50	0.40–6.00
Multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships in the last 12 months
<2 partners	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
≥2 partners but not concurrent	5.32	1.70–16.04	8.90	2.50–31.20
≥2 partners and concurrent	5.60	2.08–14.95	8.04	2.55–25.37
Age at sexual debut
≥15 years	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
<15 years	0.50	0.20–1.59	1.34	0.60–3.20
Condom use at the last sexual activity
Yes	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
No	0.84	0.32–2.23	2.15	0.80–5.95
Sexual coercionb
No	1 (Ref)		1 (Ref)
Yes	2.83	1.07–7.47	1.86	0.85–4.08

^aAll variables mutually adjusted.

^bData include respondents questioned about sexual coercion (n=522 men and n=1,010 women).

Figures in bold are significant at 5% level.