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. 2022 May 12;19:119. doi: 10.1186/s12978-022-01407-9

Table 5.

Multilevel mixed effects analysis of individual and neighbourhood factors associated with unprotected sex (condom use) among young male and female

Variables Female Male
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 (full model) Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 (full model)
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age
 15–17RC 1 1 1 1
 18–19 1.23 (0.86–1.77) 1.17 (0.81–1.69) 0.65 (0.35–1.22) 0.58 (0.31–1.09)
 20–24 1.05 (0.76–1.44) 0.94 (0.68–1.29) 0.53 (0.29–0.93)** 0.46 (0.26–0.82)
Education
 Primary or less edu RC 1 1 1 1
 Secondary 1.80 (1.06–3.06)* 1.55 (0.89–2.67) 3.93 (2.19–7.05)*** 3.06 (1.62–5.77)***
 Higher 2.32 (1.19–4.54)** 1.70 (0.85–3.42) 2.80 (1.16–6.78)** 2.12 (0.01–5.55)
Employment status
 No 1 1 1 1
 Yes 0.84 (0.59–1.18) 0.87 (0.61–1.23) 1.64 (1.02–2.63)** 1.54 (0.96–2.47)
Household number
 1–4 1 1 1 1
 4–5 0.83 (0.63–1.10) 0.86 (0.65–1.15) 1.69 (1.05–2.74)** 1.67 (1.04–2.68)*
 7 +  0.68 (0.52–0.89)** 0.79 (0.59–1.03) 1.69 (1.09–2.63))** 1.69 (1.09–2.63)** 1.60 (1.03–2.48)**
Family Structure
 Male 1 1 1 1
 Female 1.19 (0.93–1.50)* 1.15 (0.89–1.46) 1.19 (0.82–1.71) 1.09 (0.75–1.58)
Place of residence
 Urban 1 1 1 1
 Rural 0.77 (0.58–1.03) 0.77 (0.58–1.03) 0.90 (0.57–1.45) ``0.96 (0.59–1.54)
Province of residence
 Western Cape 1 1 1 1
 Eastern Cape 1.16 (0.63–2.11) 1.24 (0.68–2.26) 0.69 (0.25–1.91) 0.55 (0.24–1.36)
 Northern cape 1.65 (0.87–3.13) 1.74 (0.92–3.32) 1.28 (0.41–4.02) 1.26 (0.56–3.04)
 Free State 1.61 (0.84–3.10) 1.69 (0.88–3.27) 1.13 (0.39–3.32) 1.12 (0.38–2.04)
 Kwazulu-natal 0.95 (0.52–1.73) 1.03 (0.56–1.87) 1.15 (0.40–3.22) 1.02 (0.38–2.07)
 Northern west 1.46 (0.75–2.80) 1.56 (0.80–3.02) 2.73 (0.82–9.07) 2.67 (0.77–8.05)
 Guanteng 1.99 (1.03–3.86)** 2.06 (1.06–3.98)* 1.16 (0.38–3.53) 1.14 (0.29–2.88)
 Mpumalanga 1.54 (0.83–2.87) 1.63 (0.87–3.04) 1.53 (0.52–4.55) 1.48 (0.55–3.01)
 Limpopo 1.56 (0.82–2.97) 1.62 (0.85–3.09) 1.44 (0.49–4.28) 1.41 (0.46–3.04)
Ethnic diversity
 Homogenous 1 1 1 1
 Heterogenous 0.58 (0.36–0.96)* 0.59 (0.36–0.97)* 0.71 (0.32–1.57) 0.69 (0.47–1.03)
Community poverty
 Low 1 1 1 1
 High 0.76 (0.58–1.00)* 0.79 (0.59–1.04) 0.78 (0.50–1.19) 0.88 (0.41–1.02)
Community media exposure to CP
 Low 1 1 1 1
 High 1.38 (1.09–1.76) 1.37 (1.06–1.75)* 1.50 (1.04–2.19)** 1.31 (1.05–0.91)
Community education
 Low 1 1 1 1
 High 1.17 (0.78–1.74) 1.05 (0.69–1.59) 1.55 (0.96–2.49) 1.33 (0.86–0.23)
Residential mobility
 No 1 1 1 1
 Yes 1.29 (0.99–1.70) 1.22 (0.92–1.62) 0.995 (0.62–1.46) 0.10 (0.54–0.52)
Random effects
 Community variance (SE) 0.42 (0.13)*** 0.23 (0.20)*** 0.19 (0.25)*** 0.56 (0.28)*** 0.31 (0.42)** 0.47 (0.38)*
 VPC = ICC (%) 0.051111 0.016046 0.011144 0.088115 0.028488 0.43883
 Explained variation PCV (%) 24.58531 76.32492 83.55648 36.18729 79.36892 86.67462
Model fit statistics
 Log Likelihood − 974.343 − 954.328 − 949.757 − 405.574 − 404.592 0.032714
 AIC 1966.686 1942.656 1947.514 829.147 843.1848 844.245

Ref., reference category. *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01