Table 6.
Independent association between CuNETa and sexual health factors among a cross-sectional sample of sexually active forcibly displaced adolescents living in the slums of Kampala (N=100)b.
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Values | Recent consistent condom use | Values | Access to SRHc services | Values | STId testing (Ever) | ||||||||||||||
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aORe (95% CI) | P value |
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aOR (95% CI) | P value |
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| CuNet, mean (SD) | 24.31 (8.46) | 1.73 (1.24-2.41) | .001 f | 21.13 (8.60) | 1.51 (0.99-2.30) | .05 | 14.31 (11.14) | 0.90 (0.64-1.26) | .54 | |||||||||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 17.96 (0.96) | 0.92 (0.33-4.05) | .84 | 17.60 (1.07) | 0.26 (0.09-0.78) | .02 | 18.34 (0.97) | 2.49 (1.19-5.22) | .02 | |||||||||||
| Gender (ref boys), n (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Girls | 21 (80.8) | 0.83 (0.19-3.67) | .81 | 19 (73.1) | 0.79 (0.08-8.14) | .85 | 48 (96) | 0.09 (0.01-0.89) | .04 | ||||||||||
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Boys | 5 (19.2) | N/Ag | N/A | 7 (26.9) | N/A | N/A | 2 (4) | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| Mobile phone ownership (ref no mobile phone), n (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 24 (92.3) | 0.23 (0.04-1.51) | .13 | 12 (80) | 0.37 (0.04-3.51) | .39 | 27 (84.4) | 0.51 (0.51-12.36) | .26 | ||||||||||
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No | 2 (8.7) | N/A | N/A | 3 (20) | N/A | N/A | 5 (15.6) | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| Dating relationship (ref no dating relation), n (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dating | 26 (100) | 1.15 (0.33-2.41) | .83 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 30 (93.8) | 0.28 (0.07-1.16) | .08 | ||||||||||
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Not dating | 0 (0) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 (6.3) | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| Education (ref postsecondary education), n (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Secondary or less than secondary school | 12 (48) | 0.74 (0.16-3.42) | .70 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 (71.9) | 0.64 (0.12-3.43) | .61 | ||||||||||
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Postsecondary education | 13 (52) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 (28.1) | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
aCuNET: condom use negotiated experiences through technology.
bCuNET scale summarized scores were calculated for the 5 items; higher scores indicated higher support for using sexing to negotiate condom use. Due to distribution in the access to sexual and reproductive health services variable, only adjusted for 3 variables.
cSRH: sexual and reproductive health.
dSTI: sexually transmitted infection.
eaOR: adjusted odds ratio.
fStatistically significant.
gN/A: not applicable.