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Table 5 Factors determining adolescents and youths on having opposite casual sexual intercourse and use of contraceptives using Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)

From: A cross-sectional study design to assess the sexual experiences and contraceptive use of adolescents and youths attending high school and college in Jimma town

  

Sig

AOR

95% C.I. for AOR

Lower

Upper

Having opposite casual sexual relation

Educational level

 < 0.001

0.627

0.517

0.760

Student’s age

 < 0.001

0.341

0.256

0.455

School sexual and reproductive health service

 < 0.050

1.511

0.961

2.376

Parent’s schooling support

 < 0.500

1.259

0.665

2.382

Family residence

0.050

1.499

0.996

2.254

Use of contraceptives

Age of the students

 < 0.005

0.587

0.402

0.856

Knowledge of getting pregnancy half-way between menstrual cycle

 < 0.001

1.675

1.312

2.139

Knowledge of getting pregnancy on fist-time sex

 < 0.025

1.552

1.063

2.265

Educational level

 < 0.050

0.369

0.145

0.940

Knowledge of the benefits of condom

 < 0.005

2.010

1.235

3.269