From: Unmarried Sri Lankan youth: sexual behaviour and contraceptive use
Variable | Level | Ever engaged in sexual intercourse | Univariate Odd Ratio (95% CI, Probability) | Multivariate Odd Ratio (95% CI, Probability) | |||
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Yes | No | ||||||
No | % | No | % | ||||
Age in group | 20-24 years | 100 | 18.5 | 442 | 81.5 | ||
15-19 years | 84 | 16.3 | 431 | 83.7 | 0.861 (0.626-1.185, p = 0.359) | 0.903 (0.547-1.493, p = 0.691) | |
Sex | Female | 66 | 11.3 | 519 | 88.7 | ||
Male | 118 | 25.0 | 354 | 75.0 | 2.621 (1.884-3.647, p < 0.001) | 1.378 (0.857-2.214, p = 0.186) | |
Mother’s age | < 40 years | 31 | 16.8 | 154 | 83.2 | ||
40-49 years | 80 | 14.9 | 457 | 85.1 | 0.870 (0.553-1.368, p = 0.546) | 0.774 (0.451-1.329, p = 0.353) | |
50-59 years | 64 | 21.3 | 237 | 78.7 | 1.341 (0.835-2.156, p = 0.225) | 1.098 (0.596-2.023, p = 0.764) | |
60+ years | 9 | 26.5 | 25 | 73.5 | 1.788 (0.761-4.201, p = 0.182) | 1.929 (0.642-5.792, p = 0.242) | |
Having siblings | None | 4 | 8.3 | 44 | 91.7 | ||
One or more | 180 | 17.8 | 829 | 82.2 | 2.388 (0.847-6.732, p = 0.100) | 2.820 (0.902-8.811, p = 0.075) | |
Ethnicity | Sinhala | 122 | 19.6 | 499 | 80.4 | ||
Tamil | 28 | 9.4 | 269 | 90.6 | 0.426 (0.275-0.659, p < 0.001) | 0.390 (0.213-0.715, p = 0.002) | |
Moor | 34 | 24.5 | 105 | 75.5 | 1.324 (0.858-2.045, p = 0.205) | 1.329 (0.784-2.252, p = 0.291) | |
Sector | Urban | 82 | 20.1 | 325 | 79.9 | ||
Rural | 55 | 18.0 | 250 | 82.0 | 0.872 (0.597-1.274, p = 0.479) | 1.279 (0.810-2.020, p = 0.290) | |
Estate | 47 | 13.6 | 298 | 86.4 | 0.625 (0.423-0.925, p = 0.019) | 0.807 (0.709-0.978, p = 0.020) | |
Level of education | Grade 1-10 | 9 | 16.7 | 45 | 83.3 | ||
Passed GCE(O/L) | 83 | 18.2 | 374 | 81.8 | 1.110 (0.522-2.359, p = 0.787) | 0.962 (0.394-2.345, p = 0.931) | |
Passed GCE(A/L) | 47 | 14.6 | 274 | 85.4 | 0.858 (0.393-1.870, p = 0.700) | 0.576 (0.219-1.516, p = 0.264) | |
Technical/Dip/Undergraduate/Degree | 45 | 20.0 | 180 | 80.0 | 1.250 (0.569-2.745, p = 0.578) | 0.848 (0.315-2.279, p = 0.743) | |
Family environment | Positive | 147 | 17.7 | 683 | 82.3 | ||
Negative | 37 | 16.3 | 190 | 83.7 | 0.905 (0.610-1.343, p = 0.619) | 0.648 (0.405-1.036, p = 0.070) | |
Time spent on online content per day | < 30 minutes | 27 | 12.4 | 190 | 87.6 | ||
30-59 minutes | 63 | 15.4 | 345 | 84.6 | 1.285 (0.792-2.086, p = 0.310) | 1.350 (0.754-2.418, p = 0.312) | |
60-119 minutes | 39 | 19.3 | 163 | 80.7 | 1.684 (0.988-2.870, p = 0.056) | 1.380 (0.735-2.589, p = 0.316) | |
120+ minutes | 55 | 23.9 | 175 | 76.1 | 2.212 (1.336-3.662, p = 0.002) | 1.467 (0.794-2.710, p = 0.221) | |
Time spent to communicate per day | < 30 minutes | 36 | 11.3 | 283 | 88.7 | ||
30-59 minutes | 52 | 19.3 | 217 | 80.7 | 1.884 (1.189-2.985, p = 0.007) | 1.415 (0.828-2.419, p = 0.204) | |
60-119 minutes | 36 | 16.8 | 178 | 83.2 | 1.590 (0.966-2.618, p = 0.068) | 1.110 (0.622-1.981, p = 0.724) | |
120+ minutes | 60 | 23.5 | 195 | 76.5 | 2.419 (1.540-3.800, p < 0.001) | 1.632 (0.953-2.793, p = 0.074) | |
Current economic activity | Employed | 29 | 23.2 | 96 | 76.8 | ||
Student | 113 | 17.1 | 548 | 82.9 | 0.683 (0.430-1.084, p = 0.105) | 0.715 (0.403-1.267, p = 0.251) | |
Searching for a job | 30 | 15.2 | 168 | 84.8 | 0.591 (0.335-1.044, p = 0.070) | 0.633 (0.322-1.245, p = 0.185) | |
Idling | 12 | 16.4 | 61 | 83.6 | 0.651 (0.309-1.372, p = 0.259) | 0.617 (0.248-1.536, p = 0.300) | |
Use of any substance | Yes | 108 | 32.0 | 229 | 68.0 | ||
No | 76 | 10.6 | 644 | 89.4 | 0.250 (0.180-0.348, p < 0.001) | 0.419 (0.267-0.658, p < 0.001) | |
Ever had love affair | Yes | 174 | 18.5 | 766 | 81.5 | ||
No | 10 | 8.5 | 107 | 91.5 | 0.411 (0.211-0.803, p = 0.009) | 0.449 (0.211-0.954, p = 0.037) | |
Overall knowledge on SRH | Low | 12 | 5.7 | 198 | 94.3 | ||
Medium | 86 | 15.7 | 461 | 84.3 | 3.078 (1.645-5.759, p < 0.001) | 2.493 (1.256-4.947, p = 0.009) | |
High | 86 | 28.7 | 214 | 71.3 | 6.631 (3.517-12.502, p < 0.001) | 4.284 (2.130-8.618, p < 0.001) | |
Aware of sexual intercourse among peers | Yes | 143 | 32.1 | 303 | 67.9 | ||
No | 41 | 6.7 | 570 | 93.3 | 0.152 (0.105-0.222, p < 0.001) | 0.224 (0.149-0.337, p < 0.001) |