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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 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted relative risks for at least one sexual partner in the last year relative to zero sexual partners among adolescent girls

15-17 Years Olds (n=1,347) 18-19 Year Olds (n=990)

UnadjRR (95% CI) AdjRR (95% CI) UnadjRR (95% CI) AdjRR (95% CI)
Individual Characteristics

Age (yrs) 1.40*** (1.27 - 1.55) 1.32*** (1.21 - 1.45) 1.12* (1.02 - 1.23) 1.07 (0.97 - 1.17)
Occupation
Agricultural 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Housework 1.01 (0.86 - 1.18) 1.05 (0.89- 1.24) 1.02 (0.89 - 1.16) 1.00 (0.88 - 1.17)
Student 0.50*** (0.43 - 0.58) 0.56*** (0.49 - 0.65) 0.80** (0.70 - 0.93) 0.83* (0.71 - 0.98)
Other 0.98 (0.64 - 1.52) 0.92 (0.61 - 1.39) 1.21* (1.01 - 1.45) 1.13 (0.84 - 1.37)
Religion
Catholic 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Protestant 0.86 (0.69 - 1.07) 0.91 (0.72 - 1.15) 0.89 (0.79 - 1.00) 0.91 (0.81 - 1.03)
Muslim 0.97 (0.79 - 1.19) 1.04 (0.84 - 1.29) 0.91 (0.80 - 1.05) 0.96 (0.84 - 1.10)
Other 0.78 (0.56 - 1.10) 0.81 (0.59 - 1.12) 0.57** (0.41 - 0.80) 0.57** (0.41 - 0.80)
Alcohol Use
No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.12 (0.83 - 1.50) 0.95 (0.73 - 1.24) 1.28*** (1.13 - 1.44) 1.21** (1.07 - 1.36)

Family Characteristics

Family Structure
Biological father 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Single Mother 1.21 (0.94 - 1.56) 1.19 (0.91 - 1.55) 1.14* (1.01 - 1.28) 1.15* (1.01 - 1.30)
Stepfather/bio mother 1.44*** (1.19 - 1.74) 1.64** (1.16 - 2.32) 1.22** (1.06 - 1.40) 0.92 (0.66 - 1.28)
Grandparent 1.90*** (1.39 - 2.60) 1.38** (1.13 - 1.68) 0.98 (0.70 - 1.37) 1.16 (0.99 - 1.35)
Sibling 1.68** (1.13 - 2.49) 1.54* (1.06 - 2.24) 1.35** (1.11 - 1.64) 1.31** (1.08 - 1.61)
Other relatives 1.38** (1.10 - 1.72) 1.23 (0.98 - 1.52) 1.22* (1.03 - 1.45) 1.23* (1.03 - 1.46)
Non-relatives 1.69** (1.23 - 2.31) 1.47* (1.05 - 2.05) 1.27* (1.02 - 1.58) 1.21 (0.98- 1.48)
Alone 2.66*** (1.75 - 4.04) 1.72* (1.07 - 2.76) 1.48*** (1.28 - 1.73) 1.35** (1.08 - 1.70)
Wealth
Lowest 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Low 1.01 (0.78 - 1.32) 1.01 (0.78 - 1.30) 1.01 (0.78 - 1.32) 0.97 (0.81 - 1.16)
Middle 1.10 (0.85 - 1.43) 1.17 (0.92 - 1.49) 1.10 (0.85 - 1.43) 1.00 (0.84 - 1.190)
High 1.11 (0.83 - 1.49) 1.17 (0.89 - 1.53) 1.11 (0.83 - 1.49) 0.99 (0.85 - 1.16)
Highest 0.98 (0.75 - 1.29) 1.04 (0.79 - 1.36) 0.98 (0.75 - 1.29) 0.91 (0.77 - 1.07)
Polygamous Household
No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.96 (0.81 - 1.15) 1.08 (0.88 - 1.34) 1.00 (0.87 - 1.13) 1.08 (0.95 - 1.25)
Family Size 0.98 (0.95 - 1.01) 1.01 (0.97 - 1.04) 0.99 (0.97 - 1.00) 1.01 (0.98 - 1.03)
***

p<0.001,

**

p<0.01,

*

p<0.05