Table 2 Logistic regression indicating factors associated with pre-marital sexual debut among never married in-school adolescents Eastern Hararge Zone, Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia 2011

Family Residence:

 Rural

444

1457

1

1

 Urban

242

623

1.27 (1.06–1.53)

1.42 (1.17–1.73)

Respondent’s sex:

 Male

571

1414

1

1

 Female

115

666

0.43 (0.34–0.53)

0.44 (0.35–0.56)

Family Wealth Index:

 Low

142

449

1

 Average

436

1294

1.07 (0.07–1.32)

1.19 (0.93–1.51)

 High

108

337

1.01 (0.76–1.35)

1.04 (0.75–1.44)

Pocket money (Birr):

 < 100

277

1047

1

1

 100–200

296

804

1.39 (1.15–1.68)

1.28 (1.05–1.55)

 >200

113

229

1.87 (1.44–2.42)

1.56 (1.19–2.04)

Mother’s educational status:

 No education

441

1366

1

1

 Primary

136

409

1.03 (0.83–1.29)

1.04 (0.82–1.31)

 Secondary

38

89

1.32 (0.89–1.96)

1.30 (0.86–1.97)

 12 and above

16

30

1.65 (0.89–3.10)

1.74 (0.91–3.33)

Respondent’s birth order:

 Middle

490

1460

1

1

 First

163

552

0.88 (0.72–1.08)

0.87 (0.70–1.08)

 Only child

33

68

1.45 (0.94–2.22)

1.30 (0.81–2.08)

Perceived self-educational rank:

 Top

214

711

1

1

 Average

415

1329

1.13 (0.94–1.36)

1.19 (0.98–1.44)

 Low

21

40

1.74 (1.01–3.02)

1.89 (1.07–3.34)

Living arrangement:

 With family/relative

437

1362

1

1

 Rental alone

116

277

131 (1.03–1.66)

1.32 (1.03–1.70)

 Rental in group

133

441

0.94 (0.75–1.17)

0.91 (0.72–1.14)

Perceived self-confidence:

 Not confident

389

904

1

1

 Confident

297

1176

0.59 (0.49–0.70)

0.62 (0.52–0.74)