Table 6 |
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Cox regression indicating factors associated with premarital sex among the never-married youth aged 15–24, adjusted for socio-demographic factors (sex, age, literacy and school attendance) in Butajira, Ethiopia, 2004 (n = 3045) |
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Variable |
Sexual debut |
Crude HR and (95% CI) |
Adjusted HR and (95% CI) |
|
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No |
Yes |
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Sex |
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Female |
1445 |
16 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Male |
1496 |
88 |
5.07(3.10–8.60) |
1.45 (0.80–2.62) |
|
Age |
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15–19 |
2607 |
45 |
1.00 |
|
|
20–24 |
334 |
59 |
8.85 (6.09–12.85) |
1.85 (1.19–2.91) |
|
Literacy |
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Illiterate |
611 |
2 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Literate |
2330 |
102 |
12.85 (3.18–51.90) |
18.01 (4.34–74.42) |
|
School attendance |
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In school |
1965 |
54 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Out of school |
976 |
50 |
1.82 (1.24–2.65) |
1.27 (0.82–1.96) |
|
Belief in virginity norm |
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Yes |
2638 |
69 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
No |
303 |
35 |
4.06 (2.74–6.00) |
2.91 (1.92–4.40) |
|
Alcohol use |
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No |
2445 |
54 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Yes |
495 |
50 |
4.24 (2.92–6.16) |
2. 91 (1.97–4.29) |
|
Khat |
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No |
2183 |
30 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Yes |
758 |
74 |
6.56 (4.32–9.95) |
2.36 (1.45–3.85) |
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Molla et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:9 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-9 |
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