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. 2022 Feb 3;3:705609. doi: 10.3389/frph.2021.705609

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.