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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2015 Aug 1;27(3):319–328. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2014-0032

Table 2.

Adjusted relative risk for household family structure association with one and two or more lifetime sexual partners relative to zero sexual partners stratified by adolescent girls’ age.

15-17 Year Olds (n=1,347)
18-19 Year Olds (n=990)
1 Partner,a
AdjRR (95% CI)
2+ Partners,a
AdjRR RR (95% CI)
1 Partner,a
AdjRR RR (95% CI)
2+ Partners,a
AdjRR RR (95% CI)
Adolescent Characteristics

Age (y) 1.58*** (1.31 - 1.89) 1.85*** (1.55 - 2.21) 1.41* (1.02 - 1.94) 1.62** (1.17 - 2.22)
Occupation
Agricultural 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Housework 0.89 (0.55 - 1.44) 1.55 (0.91 - 2.64) 0.76 (0.38 - 1.54) 1.05 (0.57 - 1.96)
Student 0.47*** (0.33 - 0.65) 0.27*** (0.19 - 0.40) 0.75 (0.48 - 1.19) 0.38*** (0.25 - 0.56)
Other 0.81 (0.27 - 2.41) 1.40 (0.61 - 3.22) 3.19 (0.94 – 10.75) 2.66 (0.95 – 7.46)
Religion
Catholic 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Protestant 0.84 (0.56 - 1.25) 0.79 (0.45 - 1.41) 0.89 (0.61 - 1.30) 0.89 (0.57 - 1.41)
Muslim 1.20 (0.83 - 1.73) 1.00 (0.63 - 1.56) 1.07 (0.67 - 1.72) 1.24 (0.71 - 2.19)
Other 0.80 (0.46 - 1.40) 0.56 (0.23 - 1.37) 0.31*** (0.17 - 0.56) 0.24** (0.09 - 0.59)
Alcohol Use
No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.47 (0.22 - 1.01) 0.93 (0.49 - 1.78) 1.40* (1.02 - 1.94) 2.55** (1.39 - 4.66)

Family Characteristics

Family Structure
Biological father 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Single Mother 1.02 (0.63 - 1.64) 1.32 (0.80 - 2.18) 1.21 (0.74 - 1.95) 1.62* (1.05 - 2.35)
Stepfather/bio mother 2.56** (1.29 - 5.07) 3.53* (1.28 - 9.73) 1.05 (0.36 – 3.01) 1.45 (0.68 - 3.88)
Grandparent 1.51 (0.98 - 2.31) 2.00** (1.22 - 3.30) 1.51 (0.91 – 2.51) 2.19** (1.24 - 3.86)
Sibling 1.44 (0.57 - 3.60) 4.05** (1.75 - 9.39) 1.56 (0.62 - 3.95) 1.49 (0.59 - 3.78)
Other relatives 1.34 (0.94 - 1.90) 1.18 (0.74 - 1.92) 2.18* (1.09 - 4.40) 1.96 (0.99 - 3.88)
Non-relatives 1.42 (0.52 - 3.89) 3.08** (1.37 - 6.92) 2.35 (0.73 - 7.71) 2.34 (0.82 - 6.71)
Alone 1.83 (0.27 - 12.40) 3.02 (0.50 – 18.12) 0.62 (0.36 - 2.29) 3.65* (1.27 - 10.44)
Wealth
Lowest 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Low 0.89 (0.52 - 1.52) 0.83 (0.51 - 1.36) 0.76 (0.36 - 1.60) 0.79 (0.36 - 1.71)
Middle 1.07 (0.66 - 1.73) 1.49 (0.94 - 2.35) 0.67 (0.33 - 1.35) 0.72 (0.34 - 1.53)
High 1.40 (0.82 - 2.41) 1.06 (0.60 - 1.85) 0.73 (0.34 - 1.56) 0.73 (0.36 - 1.49)
Highest 1.22 (0.75 - 1.98) 0.98 (0.53 - 1.78) 0.79 (0.40 - 1.57) 0.60 (0.30 - 1.21)
Polygamous Household
No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.11 (0.72 - 1.72) 0.67* (0.49 - 0.93) 1.14 (0.68 - 1.94) 1.02 (0.65 - 1.60)
Family size 1.00 (0.95 - 1.06) 0.99 (0.92 - 1.08) 0.98 (0.91 - 1.05) 0.99 (0.92 - 1.07)

NOTE: RRs are adjusted for all other variables in table.

a

Zero sexual partners is the base outcome category

***

p<0.001,

**

p<0.01,

*

p<0.05