Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate ordinal analyses of factor associated with risk perceptions of getting STIs among sexually experienced adolescents in LNT province (N = 483)
Factors | No risk % | Low risk % | Medium risk % | High risk % | Crude | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||||
Sex (n = 483) | ||||||||
 Female | 52.1 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Male | 62.9 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.6** | 0.4 – 0.8 | 0.5* | 0.3 – 0.8 |
Age | ||||||||
 14–15 yrs | 55.0 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 16–19 yrs | 59.1 | 17.3 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 0.6-1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.2 |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
 Non-Akha | 52.0 | 25.3 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Akha | 58.6 | 15.7 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 0.6-1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3-0.9 |
Level of education | ||||||||
 Never go to school | 52.3 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Primary school | 57.5 | 17.6 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.4 |
 Secondary school & higher | 61.5 | 18.2 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 0.6* | 0.4-0.98 | 0.7 | 0.4-1.2 |
 Living arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  | NA |  |
 Family | 57.0 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Others | 76.9 | 15.4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.1-1.4 |  |  |
Knowledge on STIs | ||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 3.0 (1.44) | 3.8 (1.91) | 4.4 (1.77) | 3.5 (1.26) |  |  |  |  |
 Min: Max | 0: 9 | 0: 9 | 1: 10 | 1: 6 | 1.3*** | 1.2-1.5 | 1.3*** | 1.1-1.4 |
Knowledge on HIV/AIDS | ||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.91) | 4.4 (2.17) | 3.6 (1.95) | 2.8 (1.60) |  |  |  |  |
 Min: Max | 0: 8 | 0: 8 | 0: 8 | 0: 8 | 1.1 | 0.97-1.2 | NA |  |
Self-efficacy | ||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 29.3 (12.67) | 33.2 (12.08) | 31.6 (10.21) | 30.2 (14.04) |  |  |  |  |
 Min: Max | 0: 65 | 8: 64 | 11: 55 | 4: 50 | 1.01 | 0.99-1.03 | NA |  |
Peer sexual norms | ||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 5.6 (3.14) | 5.7 (2.78) | 4.4 (2.70) | 5.0 (2.93) |  |  |  |  |
 Min: Max | 0: 14 | 0: 12 | 0: 12 | 0: 12 | 0.9* | 0.87-0.98 | 0.9 | 0.9-1.1 |
Early age at first sex | ||||||||
 <15 years | 54.1 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 >15 years | 63.3 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 7.8 | 0.7* | 0.5-0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6-1.3 |
Multiple sex partners | ||||||||
 1 person | 51.1 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 > = 2 persons | 61.6 | 18.5 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 0.6* | 0.4-0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.3 |
Custom sexual practice | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | NA | Â |
 No | 50.0 | 25.0 | 16.3 | 8.7 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 59.1 | 15.6 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.3 |  |  |
Anal sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | NA | Â |
 No | 57.7 | 17.3 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 55.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 0.5-2.4 |  |  |
Condom use during the last 6Â months | ||||||||
 No | 60.3 | 22.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 1 |  | NA |  |
 Yes | 55.6 | 19.6 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 0.8-2.0 |  |  |
Having STIs symptoms | ||||||||
 No | 58.3 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 11/0 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Yes | 40.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 3.0* | 1.2-7.2 | 3.1* | 1.1-9.2 |