Table 4.
Poisson regression of reported SRH problems on socio-demographic and economic factors with reported SRH problems among Ugandan youth during the COVID-19 lockdown.
| Bivariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | CPR (95% CI) | P-value | APR (95% CI) | P-value |
| Sex | 0.902 | 0.994 | ||
| Female | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male | 1 (0.72–1.33) | 1 (0.74–1.35) | ||
| Age group in years | 0.080 | 0.661 | ||
| 18–24 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25–30 | 1.3 (0.97–1.78) | 1.1 (0.76–1.54) | ||
| Marital status | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Single | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married | 2 (1.38–3.02) | 1.5 (0.99–2.32) | ||
| Cohabiting | 2.7 (1.88–3.74) | 2.3 (1.60–3.29) | ||
| Education level | <0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| University | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vocational or technical institution | 2.3 (1.51–3.47) | 0.5 (0.31–0.74) | ||
| Secondary school | 2.2 (1.47–3.4) | 0.8 (0.45–1.33) | ||
| Location/region in Uganda | 0.306 | 0.748 | ||
| Central Uganda | 1 | 1 | ||
| Western Uganda | 1.1 (0.74–1.56) | 1.1 (0.75–1.53) | ||
| Eastern Uganda | 1.5 (0.97–2.2) | 1.2 (0.82–1.79) | ||
| Northern Uganda | 1.1 (0.66–1.94) | 0.9 (0.55–1.59) | ||
| Employment status | 0.034 | 0.198 | ||
| Student | 1 | 1 | ||
| Paid employment (employee on a salary) | 1.5 (1.03–2.12) | 1.2 (0.76–1.76) | ||
| Self-employed (business/income generating activity) | 1.7 (1.04–2.79) | 1.2 (0.73–2.09) | ||
| Unemployed: no structured activity | 0.7 (0.32–1.41) | 0.7 (0.33–1.44) | ||
| Unemployed: volunteer or unpaid work | 2 (1.27–3.2) | 1.6 (1.03–2.64) |
APR, Adjusted Prevalence ratio; CI, Confident Interval; CPR, Crude prevalence ratio. The bold values meaning with a p value of < 0.05 which are significant.