Table 2 Socio-demographic factors associated with earlier sexual debut

Age

N

N (%)

< 30

97

23 (24)

0.9 (0.6 – 1.4)

1.5 (0.9 – 2.4)

30–39

373

81 (22)

0.8 (0.6 – 1.1)

1.0 (0.7 – 1.4)

40–49

605

43 (24)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.2)

1.0 (0.7 – 1.3)

50–59

425

110 (26)

[1.0] ***

[1.0]*

Marital status

Single

337

72 (21)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.2)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.2)

Divorced

221

49 (22)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.3)

1.0 (0.7 – 1.4)

Widowed

171

49 (29)

1.2 (0.9 – 1.6)

1.2 (0.8 – 1.6)

Married

771

187 (24)

[1.0]*

[1.0]*

Race

Black

351

89 (25)

1.1 (0.9 – 1.4)

1.2 (0.9 – 1.6)

Coloured

1149

268 (23)

[1.0] ***

[1.0]***

Area of residence

Urban

801

172 (22)

[1.0] ***

[1.0]***

Rural

699

185 (26)

1.2 (1.0 – 1.5)

1.2 (0.9 – 1.5)

Years formal education

< 4

412

152 (37)

3.8 (2.5 – 5.9)

4.1 (2.6 – 6.6)

5–9

837

181 (22)

2.3 (1.5 – 3.5)

2.4 (1.6 – 3.8)

≥ 10

251

24 (10)

[1.0]*

[1.0]***

Ever use of IPCs ⁺

Yes

1170

275 (24)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.2)

1.0 (0.8 – 1.3)

Never

330

82 (25)

[1.0] ***

[1.0]***

Ever COC use ⁺⁺

Yes

592

120 (20)

0.8 (0.6 – 1.0)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.1)

Never

908

237 (26)

[1.0]*

[1.0]***

Ever had PAP

Yes

1113

249 (22)

0.8 (0.6 – 1.0)

1.0 (0.8 – 1.3)

Never

386

108 (28)

[1.0] ***

[1.0]***

Smoking status

Never smoked

602

131 (22)

[1.0] ***

[1.0]***

Ex-smoker

175

41 (23)

1.1 (0.8 – 1.5)

0.9 (0.6 – 1.3)

Current smoker

723

185 (26)

1.2 (0.9 – 1.5)

0.9 (0.7 – 1.2)

Alcohol use

Never

721

134 (19)

[1.0] ***

[1.0]***

Past use

271

66 (24)

1.3 (1.0 – 1.8)

1.1 (0.8 – 1.5)

Current use

508

157 (31)

1.7 (1.3 – 2.1)

1.4 (1.1 – 1.8)

Number sexual partners

1

410

65 (16)

[1.0]*

[1.0]***

2

510

122 (24)

1.5 (1.1 – 2.0)

1.3 (1.0 – 1.7)

3

301

78 (26)

1.6 (1.1 – 2.2)

1.4 (1.0 – 1.9)

≥ 4

275

89 (32)

1.9 (1.4 – 2.7)

1.9 (1.3 – 2.7)

High risk HPV

Positive

244

63 (26)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

Negative

1255

294 (23)

[1.0]*

[1.0]*