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. 2018 Dec 18;13(12):e0208849. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208849

Table 6. Odds ratio from multiple logistic regression analysis predicting adolescent girl’s communication barrier in discussing sexual and reproductive health issues.

Variables Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Adolescent girl’s age
    15–16 years 1
    17–19 years 1.4 (0.5, 4.3) 1.4 (0.4, 4.2)
Girl’s education
    Low 1
    High 0.2 (0.1, 0.9) 0.3 (0.1, 1.0)*
Girl’s occupation
    Non-working 1
    Working 0.2 (0.1, 1.1) 0.3 (0.1, 1.1)
Living status
    Parents 1
    Other 1.0 (0.1, 14.0) 1.1 (0.1, 14.9)
Family type
    Nuclear 1
    Other 2.6 (1.0, 6.7) 2.5 (1.0, 6.0)*
Ethnicity
    Burmese 1
    Other 0.7 (0.2, 2.1) 0.7 (0.2, 2.0)
Pocket money
    <1,000 kyats 1
    ≥ 1,000 kyats 5.7 (1.1, 29.8) 7.0 (1.4, 34.9)*
Reproductive health problem knowledge
    Poor 1
    Good 0.3 (0.1, 1.0) 0.3 (0.1, 0.9)*
Puberty knowledge
    Poor 1
    Good 3.5 (0.7, 16.3) 3.5 (0.7, 16.8)
Contraceptive knowledge
    Poor 1
    Good 6.1 (1.4, 25.8) 5.7 (1.5, 21.4)*
Sexually transmitted infections knowledge
    Poor 1
    Good 3.7 (1.2, 11.2) 2.5 (1.0, 6.4)*
Overall knowledge
    Poor 1
    Good 0.3 (0.1, 1.4) 0.3 (0.1, 1.5)
Girl’s perception
    Negative 1
    Positive 1.5 (0.6, 3.6) 1.4 (0.6, 3.4)

AOR: adjusted odd ratio; CI: confidence interval

*<0.05

**<0.01

***<0.001