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Table 5 Associations between various characteristics and premarital sex and high-risk sexual behaviors

From: Sex knowledge, attitudes, and high-risk sexual behaviors among unmarried youth in Hong Kong

 

Premarital sex

Casual relationships

Multiple sex partners

Pregnancy

 

( n = 1117)

(n = 1120)

(n = 1125)

(n =1124 )

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age

1.17***

1.09-1.25

1.20

0.93-1.49

0.89

0.78-1.02

1.15

0.98-1.35

Gender

0.74*

0.55-0.99

0.42

0.12-1.41

0.50

0.23-1.05

0.84

0.39-1.82

Immigration status

        

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Yes

0.61*

0.41-0.90

3.24*

1.12-9.31

2.58*

1.13-5.92

1.92

0.76-4.86

Education

        

  Junior high or lower

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Senior high

0.43***

0.29-0.62

0.22

0.05-1.02

0.38*

0.16-0.88

0.17**

0.05-0.59

  College or higher

0.50***

0.33-0.75

0.19*

0.04-0.84

0.50

0.21-1.19

0.23**

0.08-0.65

Marital status of parents

        

  Married

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Divorced

1.60*

1.00-2.55

0.80

0.19-3.32

0.50

0.16-1.36

1.06

0.34-3.29

  Deceased

0.86

0.49-1.51

1.02

0.22-4.65

1.37

0.50-3.71

0.54

0.12-2.48

Studying status

        

  In school

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Out of school

1.89**

1.26-2.83

0.31

0.06-1.62

1.07

0.39-2.92

2.38

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Family life satisfaction

        

  Very satisfied

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Satisfied

1.14

0.77-1.68

0.43

0.11-1.67

1.13

0.47-2.71

1.61

0.52-5.01

  Less than satisfied

1.21

0.78-1.90

0.84

0.21-3.29

1.80

0.70-4.66

1.27

0.36-4.42

Sex-related knowledge

1.01

0.95-1.08

0.99

0.82-1.19

1.02

0.89-1.15

1.27

0.98-1.64

Attitudes toward high-risk sexual behaviors

        

  Not accept

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Neutral

0.98

0.54-1.79

1.88

0.48-7.26

3.43*

1.24-9.45

0.82

0.19-3.42

  Accept

6.70***

4.10-10.96

3.36*

1.15-9.80

9.75***

4.15-22.90

1.98

0.76-5.15

  1. Note: Attitudes towards high-risk sexual behavior in the regression model corresponded with a particular sexual behavior. For example, attitudes toward premarital sex were used to predict premarital sex, and attitudes toward compensated dating with sex were used to predict casual sex relationships.
  2. *p < .05 **p < .01 ***p < .001.