Table 4. Regression analysis results for factors associated with marrying before 18 years.
| Variables | Unadjusted | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR
(95 % CI) 1 |
OR
(95 % CI) |
OR
(95 % CI) |
OR
(95 % CI) |
OR
(95 % CI) |
|
| Ethnic group (reference: Fula) 2 | |||||
| Mandinka | 3.1
**
(1.34 – 7.28) |
2.32*
(0.85 – 6.32) |
2.1
(0.82 – 5.18) |
1.8
(0.69 – 4.69) |
1.79
(0.66 – 4.84) |
| Wolof | 2.9
**
(1.12 – 7.61) |
2.84*
(0.85 – 9.47) |
3.16
**
(1.17 – 8.48) |
3.0
**
(1.07 – 8.61) |
2.85
**
(1.0 – 8.15) |
| Number of messages of preventing early marriage seen
or heard by female youth (Reference: Not heard or seen messages) |
|||||
| From one source | 0.72
(0.28 – 1.82) |
0.58
(0.18 – 1.83) |
0.58
(0.18 – 1.86) |
0.71
(0.21 – 2.39) |
0.65
(0.18 – 2.27) |
| From two sources | 1.23
(0.42 – 3.58) |
0.67
(0.19 – 2.32) |
0.65
(0.18 – 2.29) |
0.83
(0.22 – 3.10) |
0.93
(0.23 – 3.64) |
| From three to five sources | 0.70
(0.18 – 2.61) |
1.76
(0.18 – 16.6) |
2.23
(0.22 – 21.9) |
3.35
(0.32 – 35.4) |
2.94
(0.24 – 35.1) |
| Selected household characteristics (reference: Households
have none of the characteristics) |
|||||
| Households with Electricity AND Piped water into dwelling
AND Ventilated improved pit latrine |
2.20
(0.78 – 6.17) |
2.91
**
(1.13 – 7.48) |
2.54
(0.96 – 6.73) |
3.24
**
(1.13 – 9.31) |
|
| Electricity AND Piped water into dwelling AND Ventilated
improved pit latrine AND Walls made of bricks/cement/ cement blocks AND Roof made of corrugated iron AND Floor made of cement/bricks/ceramic |
4.05
**
(1.07 – 15.3) |
5.15
**
(1.47 – 18.0) |
5.39
**
(1.49 – 19.5) |
6.97
**
(1.79 – 27.1) |
|
| Years of adolescent female’s schooling (reference: 8 to 12
years) |
|||||
| 0 | 2.20
(0.66 – 7.35) |
0.86
(0.33 – 2.20) |
0.82
(0.31- 2.19) |
||
| 1 to 4 | 13.5
**
(1.45 – 18.6) |
4.31
(0.47 – 39.2) |
4.36
(0.47 – 40.2) |
||
| 5 to 7 | 2.19
(0.60 – 8.02) |
2.19
(0.69 – 6.92) |
1.76
(0.54 – 5.78) |
||
| Mother is alive (yes) | 0.74
(0.09 – 6.14) |
2.11
(0.39 – 11.4) |
|||
| Father is alive (yes) | 1.84
(0.66 – 5.1) |
1.36
(0.47 – 3.93) |
|||
| Father can read and write (yes) | 2.60
(0.58 – 11.6) |
0.78
(0.25 – 2.44) |
|||
| Mother can read and write (yes) | 3.05
(0.39 – 23.9) |
2.18
(0.43 – 11.1) |
|||
| The female adolescent agree that fathers as heads of
household and not mothers should arrange for their daughters’ and sons’ marriage |
2.47
(0.80 – 7.60) |
1.64
(0.64 – 4.25) |
**The results are statistically significant at 0.05 level. 1= Unadjusted odds ratio; 2= The Serer ethnic group has no enough observations to be included in this logistic regression analysis