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. 2019 Jan 16;14(1):e0209675. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209675

Table 3. Factors associated with level of SRHL among adolescents attending school.

Variables Regression coefficient (β) P-value 95%CI for (β)
lower Upper
Constant 7.388 0.311 -6.924 21.700
Socio-demographic
Adolescent in urban/rural school: Urban 3.218 <0.001 1.456 4.981
Rural Ref.
Having internet access: Yes 1.429 0.269 -1.108 3.965
No Ref.
Family member works related to health: Yes 1.958 0.099 -0.372 4.287
No Ref.
Age: (15–19 yrs old) -0.384 0.328 -1.154 0.387
SRH Knowledge & Behaviors
Learning about relationship-respect from: School teachers -1.520 0.079 -3.217 0.176
Others Ref.
Attending SR subject class Regularly 2.434 0.010 0.595 4.273
Rarely/never Ref.
SRH knowledge score*: 0–4 - - - -
know that first sex can lead to pregnancy: Know 1.034 0.322 -1.014 3.082
DK Ref.
Know that first sex cannot stop body growing: Know 4.549 <0.001 2.468 6.630
DK Ref.
Know that masturbation does not bring serious health problem: Know 2.175 0.056 -0.057 4.408
DK Ref.
Sex on half-way between periods is most likely to get pregnant: Know 2.908 0.003 0.991 4.825
DK Ref.
Think that condom is the safest for sex: Yes 3.918 <0.001 2.086 5.750
No Ref.
Ever use health service related to SRH: Yes -1.566 0.494 -6.061 2.929
No Ref.
Best contraceptive against pregnancy is: Sterilization 4.550 <0.001 2.006 7.093
Temporary method Ref.
Functional Literacy
Functional literacy score on condoms 0–10 0.871 <0.001 0.519 1.222

Adjusted R2 = 0.291

* ‘SRH knowledge score 0–4’ was excluded from the model due to the collinearity statistics tolerance (0.000)