Table 2.

Multivariable associations between vocational skills training and risky behaviors among youth 12–18 years of age living in the slums of Kampala (n=1059).

Variables	Risky Behaviors
	Alcohol Use		Condom Use		Multiple Partners		Transactional Sex
	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Gendera
Male	___	0.8 (0.4–1.5)	___	1.0 (0.6–1.4)	___	1.4 (1.0–2.1)	___	0.2 (0.1–0.3)
Female		Ref		Ref		Ref		Ref
Agea
=<15 years	___	Ref	___	Ref	___	Ref	___	Ref
>15 years		2.8 (1.4–5.7)		0.5 (0.3–0.8)		4.3 (2.3–8.0)		3.2 (2.2–4.7)
Parental Presencea
2 Parents	___	Ref	___	Ref	___	Ref	___	Ref
1 Parent		1.7 (0.9–3.2)		0.9 (0.6–1.3)		1.4 (0.9–2.1)		1.2 (0.8–1.7)
No Parent		3.2 (1.3–7.6)		0.9 (0.6–1.5)		1.8 (1.1–3.0)		1.2 (0.8–1.9)
Stable Housinga
No	___	Ref	___	Ref	___	Ref	___	Ref
Yes		1.5 (0.8–2.9)		1.4 (1.0–2.1)		3.2 (2.1–4.8)		4.0 (2.8–5.9)
Vocational Training
No	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Yes	0.5 (0.3–0.8)	0.4 (0.2–0.7)	0.7 (0.5–1.1)	0.7 (0.5–1.1)	1.0 (0.7–1.4)	1.1 (0.7–1.6)	2.2 (1.7–3.0)	1.3 (0.9–1.8)

^aIncluded in all four models.