Table 2.
Unadjusted odds ratios for association of risky sexual behavior with socio-demographic, social and economic factors
| Factors | Risky sexual behavior | OR | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes No (%) | No No (%) | (95%CI) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 123 (64.7) | 522 (37.8) | 3.02 (2.20–4.15) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 67 (35.3) | 859 (62.2) | Reference | |
| Age | ||||
| ≤ 22 yrs | 55 (29.3) | 414 (30.0) | 1.04 (0.74–1.45) | 0.83 |
| > 23 yrs | 133 (70.7) | 964 (70.0) | Ref | |
| Residence | ||||
| Outside home | 137 (72.1) | 948 (68.5) | 1.19 (0.85–1.66) | 0.31 |
| In home | 53 (27.9) | 436 (31.5) | Ref | |
| Religion | ||||
| Buddhist | 176 (92.6) | 1238 (89.4) | 1.50 (0.84–2.64) | 0.17 |
| Non-Buddhists | 14 (7.4) | 147(10.6) | Ref | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Sinhala | 188 (98.9) | 1292 (93.3) | 6.77 (1.65–27.69) | 0.002 |
| Non- Sinhala | 2 (1.1) | 93 (6.7) | Ref | |
| Income | ||||
| ≤ 50,000 rupees | 139 (77.2) | 1055 (82.8) | 0.70 (0.48–1.03) | 0.07 |
| > 50,000 rupees | 41 (15.8) | 219 (17.2) | Ref | |
| Financial support | ||||
| > 3000 Rs/month | 13 (9.8) | 81(7.8) | 1.28 (0.69–2.37) | 0.43 |
| ≤ 3000 Rs/month | 119(90.2) | 951 (92.2) | Ref | |
| Academic year | ||||
| Second | 112 (58.9) | 818 (59.1) | 1.005(0.74–.37) | 0.98 |
| Third | 78 (41.1) | 567 (40.9) | Ref | |
| Academic stream | ||||
| Bio-Science | 26 (13.7) | 222 (16.0) | 0.83 (0.54–1.29) | 0.41 |
| Non Bio-Science | 164 (86.3) | 1163 (84.0) | Ref | |
| School type | ||||
| Mixed | 70 (49.0) | 575 (51.8) | 0.89 (0.63–1.26) | 0.51 |
| Non-mixed | 73 (51.0) | 534 (48.2) | Ref | |
| Religious activities | ||||
| More | 58 (30.5) | 615 (44.8) | 0.54 (0.39–0.75) | < 0.001 |
| Less | 132 (69.5) | 759 (55.2) | Ref | |
| Importance of religion | ||||
| More | 118 (62.1) | 1084 (78.3) | 0.46 (0.33–0.63) | < 0.001 |
| Less | 72 (37.9) | 301 (21.7) | Ref | |
| Access to talk with relative, | ||||
| Yes | 110 (57.9) | 969 (70.1) | 0.59 (0.43–0.80) | 0.001 |
| No | 80 (42.1) | 416 (30.0) | Ref | |
| Access to talk with friends | ||||
| Yes | 177 (93.2) | 1231 (88.9) | 1.70 (0.95–3.06) | 0.07 |
| No | 13 (6.8) | 154 (11.1) | Ref | |