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. 2019 Oct 12;19:1285. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7632-1

Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression for predictors of sexual intercourse and sex with multiple partners among in-school adolescents stratified by gender (N = 15,318)

Variable Ever had sexual intercourse Sex with ≥ 2 persons
Gender OR [95% CI] aOR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] aOR [95% CI]
aCurrent smoked cigarette (No)
 Yes Male 3.2 [1·7-6.2]** 1·9 [1.3-2.8]** 3.2 [2.7-3.9]*** 2.1 [1.7-2.7]***
Female 4.4 [2·7-7.3]*** 3.0 [2.2-4.2]*** 6.3 [4.7-8.6*** 3.6 [2.6-5.1]***
aCurrently drank alcohol (No)
 Yes Male 3.0 [2.4-3.8]*** 2·1 [1.8-2.4]*** 3·2 [2·7-3.9]*** 2·3 [1·9-2·7]***
Female 2.5 [2.1-2.9]*** 1.7 [1.5-2.0]*** 3·4 [2·5-4.8]*** 2·2 [1·7-2·9]***
aCurrently used marijuana (No)
 Yes Male 5.8 [1.3-26.5]* 2.2 [0.9-5.7] 3.6 [2.8-4.8]*** 1.9 [1·3-2·7]**
Female 6.2 [1.9-19.9]* 1.9 [0.8-4.5] 7.7 [5.8-10.1]*** 2.4 [1.6-3.7]***
aEver used amphetamine (No)
 Yes Male 6·8 [1·0-45.2]* 3.8 [0.8-19.0] 2.8 [2.2-3.6]*** 1·3 [1·0-1.8]
Female 7.2 [1.9-26.7]* 4.1 [1.4-12.6]* 5.6 [4.2-7.6]*** 1·8 [1·1-2.9]*
aParental connectedness (No)
 Yes Male 0·8 [0·7-0·9]** 0·9 [0·8-1.0] 0·9 [0·8-1.0] 1.0 [0.9-1.1]
Female 0·7 [0·6-0·8]*** 0·7 [0·7-0·8]*** 0·6 [0·5-0·8]*** 0.7 [0.6-0.9]**
 Age Male 1·3 [1·3-1·4]*** 1.4 [1.3-1.4]*** 1·4 [1·3-1·5]*** 1·4 [1·3-1·5]***
Female 1·4 [1·3-1·4]*** 1.4 [1.4-1.5]*** 1·3 [1·2-1·4]*** 1·4 [1·2-1·5]***

Note: OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio

*P < 0·05, **P < 0·01, ***P < 0·001

aAdjusted for all variables in the model, sex with ≥2 persons = sexual intercourse with multiple persons