Table 5.
Coefficients (and 95% confidence intervals) from adjusted regression analyses examining sexual health outcomes among Early/Atypical Initiators class members
| Early/Atypical Initiators |
Lifetime STI/STD diagnosis aOR (95% CI) |
Lifetime unintended pregnancy aOR (95% CI) |
Romantic relationship quality β (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners Only | Full Model | Partners Only | Full Model | Partners Only | Full Model | |
| Lifetime Number of Partners (4–7) | ||||||
| 1–3 | 0.19 (0.04, 0.96)* | 0.18 (0.04, 0.85)* | 0.35 (0.14, 0.85)* | 0.29 (0.11, 0.77)* | 0.22 (0.00, 0.45)* | 0.07 (−0.13, 0.28) |
| ≥8 | 1.37 (0.74, 2.52) | 1.73 (0.98, 3.07)+ | 0.61 (0.36, 1.01)+ | 0.59 (0.33, 1.05)+ | −0.12 (−0.33, 0.09) | −0.17 (−0.40, 0.05) |
| Biological Sex (Male) | ||||||
| Female | 2.93 (1.50, 5.72)** | 1.23 (0.71, 2.15) | −0.13 (−0.33, 0.06) | |||
| Race (NH White) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 2.71 (1.28, 5.74)** | 1.21 (0.57, 2.60) | −0.15 (−0.40, 0.10) | |||
| NH Black | 3.36 (1.15, 9.79)* | 1.37 (0.51, 3.65) | −0.30 (−0.71, 0.11) | |||
| NH Other | 1.08 (0.36, 3.20) | 3.19 (1.33, 7.63)** | −0.04 (−0.32, 0.24) | |||
| Parent Education (SES; College Grad) | ||||||
| <HS | 1.36 (0.46, 4.09) | 1.60 (0.71, 3.65) | −0.03 (−0.32, 0.26) | |||
| HS/GED | 0.72 (0.28, 1.86) | 1.14 (0.59, 2.18) | −0.21 (−0.43, 0.02)+ | |||
| Some College | 0.84 (0.40, 1.78) | 1.75 (0.95, 3.20)+ | −0.20 (−0.40, 0.01)+ | |||
| Family Structure (Two biological parents) | ||||||
| Other two parent family | 1.78 (0.77, 4.14) | 1.57 (0.75, 3.29) | −0.16 (−0.40, 0.07) | |||
| Single parent | 1.31 (0.58, 2.98) | 1.63 (0.85, 3.13) | 0.09 (−0.15, 0.34) | |||
| Other | 0.57 (0.13, 2.54) | 4.15 (0.59, 29.14) | −0.23 (−0.59, 0.13) | |||
| Coerced Sex (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.59 (0.67, 3.79) | 0.70 (0.32, 1.57) | −0.13 (−0.41, 0.16) | |||
| Forced Sex (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 0.80 (0.30, 2.14) | 1.94 (0.63, 5.97) | −0.03 (−0.39, 0.34) | |||
| Sexual Abuse (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.55 (0.51, 4.67) | 2.85 (0.85, 9.53)+ | 0.44 (0.09, 0.78)* | |||
| Years sexually active† | - | - | −0.03 (−0.07, 0.02) | |||
| Age | 0.89 (0.76, 1.06) | 0.84 (0.73, 0.98)* | 0.07 (−0.01, 0.14)+ | |||
| Religiosity | 0.98 (0.91, 1.06) | 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) | 0.01 (−0.01, 0.03) | |||
| Grade point average | 1.19 (0.79, 1.78) | 0.61 (0.40, 0.91)* | −0.02 (−0.12, 0.09) | |||
| Parents’ attitudes toward sex | 0.90 (0.62, 1.30) | 0.70 (0.48, 1.01)+ | 0.02 (−0.08, 0.11) | |||
| Substance use | 1.08 (0.92, 1.26) | 1.00 (0.88, 1.14) | −0.01 (−0.05, 0.03) | |||
| Parent relationship quality | 1.05 (0.92, 1.19) | 0.98 (0.90, 1.07) | 0.04 (0.01, 0.07)** | |||
| Relationship Type (Married) | ||||||
| Cohabiting | 0.08 (−0.16, 0.33) | |||||
| Pregnancy | 0.17 (−0.37, 0.72) | |||||
| Currently dating | −0.15 (−0.48, 0.18) | |||||
| Recently dating | −0.13 (−0.68, 0.43) | |||||
| Current Relationship (Yes) | ||||||
| No | −0.82 (−1.19, −0.45)** | |||||
| Relationship Duration (4–8 years) | ||||||
| 0–15 months | 0.12 (−0.19, 0.43) | |||||
| 15 months-4 years | 0.27 (−0.02, 0.56)+ | |||||
| >8 years | 0.11 (−0.16, 0.37) | |||||
| R2 | 0.02** | 0.24** | ||||
| Constant | 4.24 (4.06, 4.43)** | 2.25 (0.43, 4.06)* | ||||
Notes: Referent groups for categorical variables are in parentheses next to the variable names; STI/STD = sexually transmitted infection/disease; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NH = Non-Hispanic; SES = socioeconomic status; HS = high school; GED = General Educational Development;
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p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
†
Lifetime STI/STD diagnosis and lifetime unintended pregnancy analyses are adjusted for years sexually active at the time of the Wave IV interview to account for differences in exposure time