Table 3. Predictors of condom use among sexually active secondary school students—multivariate analysis.

Characteristic (reference group)	Condom use
	Irregular vs. Consistent		None vs. Any?
	OR	(95% CI)	OR	(95% CI)
Opinion about condoms
Condoms are unnoticeable	0.4	(0.2, 0.7)	0.7	(0.4, 1.2)
Finally no side effects	0.6	(0.4, 1.0)	0.6	(0.3, 0.9)
Condoms decrease pleasure	1.5	(0.9, 2.5)	1.8	(1.2, 2.9)
Condoms are too tight	2.2	(1.0, 5.1)	2.1	(1.1, 4.0)
Condoms fall off		—		—
Condoms are complicated		—	2.3	(1.3, 4.0)
Condoms are safe		—	0.4	(0.3, 0.6)
Attitudes and feelings about AIDS
Is AIDS dangerous?		—		—
Are you afraid of AIDS?
(not at all to medium)		—	1.7	(1.1, 2.6)
(very much)	0.6	(0.4, 1.0)		—
Chances of getting infected?		—		—
Is AIDS preventable?		—		—
Perception of own condom use behaviour and knowledge about condom use
Initiation of condom use
(both of us)	0.3	(0.2, 0.5)		N/A
Knowledge about condom use, high	0.7	(0.4, 1.1)		—
I would partner won’t		—	4.5	(1.5, 13.7)
Partner would I won’t		—		—
Control variables
Type of school		—		—
Gender (females)		—	4.1	(2.6, 6.5)
Date of Birth
(1980)		—	0.5	(0.3, 0.8)
(1981)		—	0.2	(0.1, 0.4)