Table 7 Estimated odds ratio (OR) for having premarital sex among college-going men by selected predictors

Individual characteristics

Age group

15–19

1.0

1.0

1.0

20 and above

1.34

1.39

1.69*

Level of education

Intermediate

1.0

1.0

1.0

Undergraduate

0.93

0.89

0.52*

Graduate degree

0.88

0.79

0.48*

Marital status

Married

1.0

1.0

1.0

Unmarried

1.30

1.29

1.73

District

Outside Kathmandu valley

1.0

1.0

1.0

Kathmandu valley

0.82

0.84

0.97

Living arrangement

With family

1.0

1.0

1.0

Alone

1.32

1.39

1.28

With friends

1.05

1.07

1.07

Attitude towards male virginity

Conservative (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

Liberal

2.16***

2.15***

1.91**

Family characteristics

Family structure

Joint family

1.0

1.0

Nuclear family

0.91

0.81

Religion

Non-Hindu (ref)

1.0

1.0

Hindu

2.63*

2.99*

Peer characteristics

Has close unmarried friend who has experienced premarital sex

No (ref)

1.0

Yes

9.2***

Intercept

0.28

0.124

0.033

-2 log likelihood

741.7

736.1

611.1

Cox & Snell R square

0.043

0.052

0.238