Table 4 Results of univariate and multivariate analyses for current use of contraception among sexually active Nepalese youths
Background Characteristics | n = 195 (%) | % of youth currently using modern contraceptive | Univariate analyses | Multivariate analyses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odd ratio/CI | p-value | Adjusted odd ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |||
Sex: | ||||||
Female | 151 (77.3) | 94 (62.4) | Ref. | 0.043* | Ref. | 0.232 |
Male | 44 (22.7) | 35 (79.0) | 2.27 (1.03–5.03) | 1.62 (0.73–3.61) | ||
Age (in years): | ||||||
15–19 | 29 (14.7) | 16 (55.3) | 0.58 (0.25–1.34) | 0.195 | 0.63 (0.26–1.51) | 0.287 |
20–24 | 166 (85.3) | 113 (68.0) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
Marital Status: | ||||||
Ever married | 160 (82.1) | 104 (65.2) | Ref. | 0.487 | - | - |
Never married | 35 (17.9) | 25 (70.7) | 1.29 (0.62–2.68) | |||
Place of origin: | ||||||
Rural | 122 (62.8) | 76 (62.1) | Ref. | 0.154 | Ref. | 0.087 |
Urban | 73 (37.2) | 53 (73.0) | 1.64 (0.82–3.29) | 1.87 (0.91–3.83) | ||
Education: | ||||||
Some secondary and belowa | 82 (41.9) | 54 (65.7) | Ref. | 0.927 | - | - |
SLC and above | 113 (58.1) | 75 (66.4) | 1.03 (0.52–2.05) | |||
Ethnicity: | ||||||
Tibeto-Burmese | 90 (45.9) | 59 (66.0) | Ref. | 0.963 | - | - |
Indo-Aryan | 105 (54.1) | 70 (66.3) | 1.01 (0.60–1.69) | |||
Religion: | ||||||
Hindu | 159 (81.6) | 99 (61.9) | Ref. | 0.007* | Ref. | 0.008* |
Non-Hindub | 36 (18.4) | 30 (85.0) | 3.49 (1.43–8.49) | 3.24 (1.39–7.56) | ||
Occupation: | ||||||
Non-students | 139 (71.4) | 93 (66.9) | Ref. | 0.663 | ||
Students | 56 (28.6) | 36 (64.3) | 0.89 (0.53–1.50) | |||
Source of income: | ||||||
Parents and others | 179 (92.1) | 116 (64.6) | Ref. | 0.081 | Ref. | 0.209 |
Self | 16 (7.9) | 13 (84.5) | 2.99 (0.97–10.34) | 2.18 (0.63–7.53) | ||
Age at the first sexual intercourse | ||||||
12–15 | 19 (9.4) | 11 (60.3) | 0.61 (0.18–2.02) | 0.582 | - | - |
16–19 | 106 (54.5) | 68 (63.7) | 0.70 (0.34–1.43) | |||
20–24 | 70 (36.1) | 50 (71.4) | Ref. | |||
Relationship type | ||||||
Spouse | 158 (81.3) | 103 (64.8) | Ref. | - | - | |
Boy/girlfriend or causal partnerc | 37 (18.7) | 26 (71.9) | 1.39 (0.69–2.81) | 0.348 | ||
No. of sexual partners in life time | ||||||
One | 170 (87.5) | 113 (66.4) | Ref. | 0.871 | - | - |
Two and more | 24 (12.5) | 16 (64.7) | 0.93 (0.37–2.32) | |||
Ever discussed of safe sex with partner | ||||||
No | 37 (19.1) | 21 (55.6) | Ref. | 0.111 | Ref. | 0.444 |
Yes | 158 (80.9) | 108 (68.7) | 1.75 (0.87–3.50) | 1.34 (0.62–2.88) | ||
Ever discussed of contraceptive use | ||||||
No | 21 (10.6) | 14 (69.1) | Ref. | 0.720 | - | - |
Yes | 174 (89.4) | 115 (65.8) | 0.86 (0.37–2.01) | |||
Source of SRH information | ||||||
Radio | 148 (76.1) | 100 (67.1) | Ref. | 0.858 | - | - |
Television | 35 (17.8) | 22 (63.7) | 0.86 (0.36–2.06) | |||
Friends, teachers and others | 12 (6.1) | 7 (61.7) | 0.79 (0.29–2.14) | |||
Total | - | 129 (66.2) | ||||