Table 6 Association between various characteristics and premarital sexual intercourse among out-of-school youth
Variables | Male (n = 801) | Female (n = 503) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Age (year) | ||||
Continuous variable | 1.20 | 1.02~1.42 | 1.04 | 0.81~1.34 |
Education | ||||
Junior high or lower (ref) | ||||
Senior high or above | 0.75 | 0.46~1.20 | 0.22 | 0.11~0.45 |
Family structure | ||||
Both parents family (ref) | ||||
Single parent family | 0.71 | 0.23~2.22 | 4.84 | 1.21~19.37 |
Feeling to their family | ||||
Very good (ref) | ||||
Good | 0.91 | 0.53~1.58 | 0.74 | 0.35~1.55 |
Less than good | 1.33 | 0.73~2.42 | 1.70 | 0.71~4.08 |
Family economic status | ||||
Poor (ref) | ||||
Average | 0.96 | 0.48~1.94 | 0.62 | 0.16~2.49 |
Rich | 1.93 | 0.65~5.74 | 0.64 | 0.10~4.12 |
Parent's discipline | ||||
Strict (ref) | ||||
General or relaxed | 1.91 | 1.15~3.18 | 0.68 | 0.33~1.39 |
Sex-related knowledge | 1.11 | 1.02~1.22 | 1.01 | 0.88~1.16 |
Attitude towards premarital sex | ||||
Unfavorable (ref) | ||||
Neutral | 1.60 | 0.51~6.27 | 2.71 | 0.77~9.57 |
Favorable | 3.52 | 1.05~13.10 | 3.38 | 1.03~11.17 |
Having communicated with father about sex-related issues | ||||
No (ref) | ||||
Yes | 2.29 | 1.03~5.28 | 0.55 | 0.17~1.80 |
Having communicated with mother about sex-related issues | ||||
No (ref) | ||||
Yes | 1.54 | 0.68~3.49 | 2.49 | 1.17~5.32 |
Dating | ||||
No (ref) | ||||
Yes | 13.80 | 8.62~22.11 | 38.68 | 15.89~94.15 |