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