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. 2023 Feb 13;32(1):e2022612. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222023000100020

Table 1. Crude association of sociodemographic variables with sexual initiation in adolescent school students, Piauí, Brazil, 2015.

Variables Total Already had sexual intercourse? Yes PRa 95%CIb p-valuec
n % n %
Sex (n = 3,872)
Male 1,820 47.0 623 37.1 2.42 2.04;2.65 < 0.001
Female 2,052 53.0 307 15.6 1.00
Age group (in years) (n = 3,872)d
13 and 14 2,577 66.6 396 15.4 1.00 < 0.001
15 or over 1,295 33.4 540 41.7 2.76 2.33;2.98
Race/skin color (n = 3,867)
White 949 24.6 212 23.8 1.00 0.242
Black 503 13.0 154 31.8 1.38 0.98;1.57
Asian 133 3.4 32 26.9 1.07 0.76;1.52
Mixed race 2,184 56.5 507 24.8 1.04 0.90;1.23
Indigenous 98 2.5 24 29.7 1.11 0.73;1.65
Living with mother (n = 3,869)
Yes 3,417 88.3 771 24.0 0.65 0.54;0.72 < 0.001
No 452 11.7 158 38.5 1.00
Living with father (n = 3,865)
Yes 2,431 62.9 524 21.6 0.75 0.62;0.94 0.035
No 1,434 37.1 403 28.1 1.00
Maternal schooling (n = 2,940)
No schooling 279 9.5 82 30.9 1.52 1.20;1.96 0.001
Elementary education 1,138 38.7 317 28.2 1.42 1.27;1.70
High school education 876 29.8 189 22.0 1.10 0.91;1.39
Higher education 647 22.0 127 22.0 1.00
Type of municipality (n = 3,872)
Capital 2,008 51.9 424 21.8 0.78 0.59;1.15 0.284
Non-capital 1,864 48.1 506 27.0 1.00
Type of school (n = 3,872)
Public 3,077 79.5 801 27.3 1.62 1.53;1.90 < 0.001
Private 795 20.5 129 14.2 1.00
Internet access (n = 3,863)
Yes 2,448 63.4 585 25.6 0.98 0.82;1.12 0.916
No 1,415 36.6 345 25.8 1.00
Number of people in household (n = 3,869)
Living alone 7 0.2 3 23.1 1.41 0.89;2.16 0.493
2-5 2,974 76.9 711 25.6 1.00
6-9 844 21.8 200 24.9 0.99 0.85;1.15
10 or more 44 1.1 15 36.4 1.78 0.76;4.34
Working (n = 3,866)
Yes 305 7.9 148 47.6 2.21 1.90;2.56 < 0.001
No 3,561 92.1 782 23.6 1.00

a) PR: Crude prevalence ratio; b) 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; c) P-value: Chi-square test; d) Sexual initiation n = 3.836.