Table 3 Multiple logistic regression on sexual abstinence behavior
Youth Males O.R (95% CI) | Youth Females O.R (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||
Respondent current age | 0.67 (0.62–0.73)** | 0.60 (0.53–0.68)** |
Highest Education Level | ||
No education | Ref | Ref |
Primary education | 0.95 (0.53–1.70) | 0.68 (0.35–1.33) |
Secondary | 0.75 (0.41–1.39) | 1.19 (0.60–2.34) |
Higher | 1.26 (0.41–3.83) | 11.14 (2.44–50.89)** |
Religion | ||
Roman Catholic | Ref | Ref |
Protestants | 1.21 (0.64–2.30) | 1.03 (0.47–2.28) |
Other Christian Religions | 1.65 (0.92–2.97) | 0.91 (0.45–1.81) |
Muslim | 0.87 (0.53–1.43) | 1.54 (0.78–3.05) |
Others † | 0.53 (0.30–0.95)* | 0.54 (0.21–1.41) |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | Ref | Ref |
Rural | 0.71 (0.47–1.06) | 0.42 (0.24–0.75)** |
Region of residence | ||
Abidjan town | Ref | Ref |
Centre | 1.04 (0.49–2.19) | 0.68 (0.30–1.55) |
Centre-East | 2.03 (0.97–4.22) | 0.93 (0.37–2.31) |
Centre-North | 0.54 (0.19–1.51) | 0.44 (0.13–1.45) |
Centre-West | 1.87 (0.86–4.05) | 0.65 (0.24–1.81) |
North | 0.72 (0.21–2.50) | 0.18 (0.03–1.06) |
North-East | 1.60 (0.71–3.61) | 0.58 (0.18–1.85) |
North-West | 0.55 (0.19–1.55) | 0.04 (0.00–0.35)** |
West | 0.86 (0.29–2.51) | 0.57 (0.14–2.35) |
South | 2.02 (0.97–4.24) | 1.39 (0.60–3.25) |
South-West | 1.26 (0.56–2.82) | 0.66 (0.23–1.84) |
Regular exposure to mass media †† | 0.92 (0.41–2.07) | 0.51 (0.22–1.17) |
Ideational determinants | ||
Respondent knows someone who has AIDS or has died of AIDS | 0.46 (0.26–0.80)** | 1.66 (0.83–3.29) |
Most young men wait for sex until marriage | 0.80 (0.33–1.94) | 1.85 (0.47–7.33) |
Most unmarried sexually active men have only one partner | 1.61 (0.81–3.19) | 0.26 (0.07–0.98)* |
Most married men only have sex with their wives | 0.99 (0.59–1.67) | 1.94 (0.92–4.10) |
Most young women wait for sex until marriage | 1.60 (0.78–3.29) | 2.05 (0.75–5.60) |
Most unmarried sexually active women have only one partner | 0.70 (0.34–1.41) | 1.21 (0.50–2.94) |
Most married women only have sex with their husbands | 1.23 (0.84–1.81) | 0.89 (0.53–1.49) |
HIV/AIDS-related knowledge | ||
HIV/AIDS-related knowledge of preventive methods | ||
Abstain from sexual intercourse | 0.96 (0.57–1.60) | 0.91 (0.45–1.83) |
Limit sexual intercourse to one uninfected partner with no other partners | 1.54 (0.86–2.75) | 0.50 (0.26–0.98)* |
Use of condoms | 0.45 (0.26–0.77)** | 0.71 (0.36–1.41) |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission | ||
A healthy-looking person can have AIDS virus | 0.72 (0.43–1.20) | 1.00 (0.54–1.85) |
AIDS cannot be transmitted by mosquito bites | 1.03 (0.66–1.59) | 1.37 (0.81–2.34) |
A person cannot become infected by sharing food with a person who has AIDS | 1.73 (1.02–2.96)* | 0.93 (0.48–1.80) |
Pseudo-R 2 | 34.0% | 36.5% |
Number of cases (included in the analysis) | 820 | 550 |
Hosmer and Lemeshow Test χ 2 (grouped)/p | 6.18/0.63 | 4.53/0.81 |
% correctly classified | 76.8 | 80.2 |