Table 3.
Logistic regressions (OR and CI) predicting oral, vaginal, and anal intercourse initiation by 7th and 10th grade among Latino/as
| Latinas (girls) | Latinos (boys) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Grade | 10th Grade | 7th Grade | 10th Grade | |
| Oral Intercourse Initiation = DV | ||||
| Parental influences | ||||
| Monitoring | 0.61 (.37 – 1.02) | 0.79 (.56 – 1.12) | 1.07 (.81 – 1.42) | 1.15 (.86 – 1.55) |
| Involvement | 1.03 (.65 – 1.62) | 0.94 (.70 – 1.27) | 0.97 (.75 – 1.26) | 0.78 (.62 – .97)* |
| Mother’s nurturance | 1.03 (.96 – 1.11) | 1.01 (.95 – 1.06) | 1.02 (.95 – 1.11) | 1.02 (.95 – 1.08) |
| Father’s nurturance | 0.94 (.87 – 1.01) | 0.99 (.95 – 1.03) | 1.01 (.97 – 1.06) | 1.00 (.96 – 1.04) |
| Peer influences | ||||
| Friendship quality=Higha | 0.99 (.51 – 1.92) | 0.75 (.48 – 1.15) | 0.81 (0.47 – 1.42) | 0.77 (.49 – 1.22) |
| Neighborhood social=Highb | 0.54 (.29 – .99)* | 0.62 (.44 – .88)** | 0.62 (.44 – .86)** | 0.71 (.50 – .99)* |
| Peer norms=Nonec | 0.19 (.10 – .39)*** | 0.25 (.14 – .46)*** | 0.17 (.11 – .26)*** | 0.11 (.06 – .21)*** |
| Generational Status | ||||
| 1st vs. 3rda | 5.03 (1.63 – 15.57)** | 1.49 (.81 – 2.77) | 1.24 (.76 – 2.01) | 1.32 (.77 – 2.27) |
| 2nd vs. 3rda | 2.09 (1.01 – 4.31)* | 1.27 (.84 – 1.98) | 1.33 (.80 – 2.22) | 1.08 (.66 – 1.75) |
| Vaginal Intercourse Initiation = DV | ||||
| Parental influences | ||||
| Monitoring | 0.20 (.05 – .74)* | 1.04 (.76 – 1.44) | 1.04 (.60 – 1.80) | 1.13 (.83 – 1.53) |
| Involvement | 0.48 (.18 – 1.28) | 0.96 (.73 – 1.26) | 0.50 (.29 – .85)** | 0.98 (.77 – 1.24) |
| Mother’s nurturance | 0.96 (.79 – 1.16) | 1.02 (.97 – 1.08) | 0.99 (.93 – 1.06) | 1.01 (.95 – 1.07) |
| Father’s nurturance | 0.92 (.79 – 1.08) | 1.00 (.96 – 1.05) | 0.97 (.90 – 1.05) | 1.02 (.97 – 1.07) |
| Peer influences | ||||
| Friendship quality=Higha | 0.16 (.06 – .44)*** | 0.55 (.32 – .94)* | 1.88 (0.71 – 4.46) | 1.08 (.65 – 1.80) |
| Neighborhood social=Highb | 1.38 (.62 – 3.09) | 0.83 (.61 – 1.12) | 0.41 (.21 – .82)** | 0.66 (.47 – .93)* |
| Peer norms=Nonec | 0.92 (.15 – 5.79) | 0.08 (.03 – .23)*** | 0.32 (.08 – 1.20) | 0.11 (.05 –. 24)*** |
| Generational Status | ||||
| 1st vs. 3rda | 1.76 (.21 – 14.90) | 2.83 (1.76 – 4.55)*** | 1.07 (.33 – 3.49) | 1.35 (.80 – 2.28) |
| 2nd vs. 3rda | 1.36 (.40 – 4.59) | 2.23 (1.42 – 3.52)*** | 1.48 (.60 – 3.68) | 1.31 (.90 – 1.91) |
| Anal Intercourse Initiation = DV | ||||
| Parental influences | ||||
| Monitoring | 1.55 (.75 – 3.23) | 1.45 (.70 – 3.00) | 1.00 (.69 – 1.45) | 1.20 (.80 – 1.81) |
| Involvement | 1.03 (.65 – 1.62) | 1.59 (.99 – 2.55) | 0.64 (.43 – .97)* | 0.70 (.51 – .97)* |
| Mother’s nurturance | 1.04 (.91 – 1.19) | 1.00 (.93 – 1.07) | 1.03 (.95 – 1.12) | 0.97 (.90 – 1.05) |
| Father’s nurturance | 0.97 (.87 – 1.07) | 1.04 (.95 – 1.14) | 0.98 (.91 – 1.05) | 1.01 (.96 – 1.07) |
| Peer influences | ||||
| Friendship quality=Higha | 0.67 (.22 – 2.04) | 0.81 (.38 – 1.71) | 1.36 (.62 – 2.98) | 1.15 (.64 – 2.05) |
| Neighborhood social=Highb | 0.60 (.24 – 1.50) | 0.64 (.39 – 1.07) | 0.67 (.37 – 1.21) | 0.96 (.66 – 1.38) |
| Peer norms=Nonec | 0.29 (.11 – .72)** | 0.25 (.09 – .68)** | 0.16 (.09 – .28)*** | 0.28 (.13 – .60)*** |
| Generational Status | ||||
| 1st vs. 3rda | 9.32 (.88 – 98.23) | 1.80 (.61 – 5.26) | 1.74 (.65 – 4.69) | 1.74 (.85 – 3.55) |
| 2nd vs. 3rda | 1.72 (.60 – 4.87) | 1.48 (.73 – 3.00) | 1.37 (.67 – 2.82) | 1.48 (.83 – 2.64) |
Note: All models controlled for: child age in years at respective grade, parent composition, parent education, and household income.
OR = Odds Ratio. CI = 95% Confidence Interval.
a
Reference group: High ≥ 20 on friendship quality.
b
Reference group: High = At least 1 neighborhood acquaintance.
c
Peer norms of sexual intercourse initiation: None = no friends were reported by the adolescent to have initiated sexual intercourse at the respective time point.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001