Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression on premarital sexual practice among adolescents in Tigray, refugee camps, northern Ethiopia, May, 2018
| Variables | Pre-marital sex | COR (95%, CI) | AOR (95%, CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 218 (59.1) | 151 (40.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 63 (37.7) | 104 (62.3) | 2.38 (1.64–3.47) | 1.83 (0.94–3.56) |
| Age | ||||
| <14 | 96 (60.8) | 62 (39.2) | 1 | 1 |
| 14–19 | 121 (51.7) | 113 (48.3) | 1.45 (.96–2.18) | 4.50 (2.29–8.84) |
| 20–24 | 64 (44.4) | 80 (55.6) | 1.94 (1.22–3.06) | 9.76 (4.58–20.82) |
| Living condition | ||||
| With father and mother | 97 (74.0) | 34 (26.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Father or mother only | 91 (58.7) | 64 (41.3) | 2.00 (1.21–3.32) | 1.46 (0.78–2.71) |
| Relatives/friends | 41 (37.6) | 68 (62.4) | 4.73 (2.73–8.20) | 5.24 (2.28–12.05) |
| Alone | 52 (36.9) | 89 (63.1) | 4.88 (2.91–8.21) | 5.72 (2.69–12.19) |
| Education status | ||||
| Unable to read and write | 75 (63.0) | 44 (37.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Only read and write | 102 (64.6) | 56 (35.4) | 0.94 (0.57–1.54) | 0.62 (0.32–1.20) |
| Primary school | 51 (34.0) | 99 (66.0) | 3.31 (2.00–5.47) | 6.93 (3.08–15.57) |
| Secondary school | 40 (50.0) | 40 (50.0) | 1.71 (0.96–3.03) | 2.17 (1.00–4.69) |
| College and above | 13 (44.8) | 16 (55.2) | 2.10 (.92–4.77) | 4.33 (1.44–13.02) |
| Family marital status | ||||
| They live together | 145 (67.4) | 70 (32.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Separated | 80 (67.8) | 38 (32.2) | 0.98 (0.61–1.59) | 0.46 (0.21–1.01) |
| Divorced | 20 (21.3) | 74 (78.7) | 7.66 (4.33–13.56) | 5.11 (2.42–10.80) |
| Widowed | 36 (33.0) | 73 (67.0) | 4.20 (2.57–6.86) | 3.52 (1.69–7.33) |
| Pocket money | ||||
| No | 234 (59.7) | 158 (40.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 47 (32.6) | 97 (67.4) | 3.06 (2.04–4.57) | 4.14 (2.31–7.41) |
| Ever consumption alcohol | ||||
| No | 134 (68.0) | 63 (32.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 147 (43.4) | 192 (56.6) | 2.78 (1.92–4.02) | 1.99 (1.20–3.38) |
Odds ratio and CI written in italics indicates statistical significance at p value < 0.05