Table 3 Individual and community characteristics predicting the transition to sexual onset among females aged 15 to 19 years
| Variables |
Model 1 uHR (95 % CI) N = 2 766 |
Model 2 aHR (95 % CI) N = 2 766 |
Model 3 aHR (95 % CI) N = 2 766 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community social capital (z-score) | |||
| % of community inhabitants that have lived in the same neighborhood less than 10 years | 1.13 (1.04–1.22)** | 1.06 (0.99–1.14) | 1.01 (0.94–1.09) |
| % of community inhabitants that are Catholics | 0.88 (0.81–0.95)** | 0.92 (0.85–1.00) | 0.98 (0.89–1.07) |
| % of community inhabitants with no religion | 1.07 (0.99–1.15) | 1.04 (0.97–1.11) | 1.02 (0.95–1.10) |
| % of females in the community with onset sexual debut (aged 15 to 49 years) | 1.52 (1.43–1.61)*** | 1.47 (1.39–1.56)*** | 1.47 (1.39–1.56)*** |
| % of females in the community aged 15 to 49 years currently having a child | 1.33 (1.25–1.43)*** | 1.14 (1.06–1.24)*** | 1.07 (0.99–1.16) |
| % of community inhabitants with secondary school or higher | 0.75 (0.70–0.81)*** | 0.98 (0.85–1.12) | 1.16 (1.02–1.33)** |
| Individual characteristics | |||
| Women’s education (years) | 0.81 (0.79–0.82)*** | 0.83 (0.81–0.85)*** | |
| Wealth index quintiles | |||
| Poorest | 1 | 1 | |
| Poorer | 0.76 (0.63–0.92)*** | 0.93 (0.76–1.14) | |
| Middle | 0.66 (0.52–0.83)*** | 0.96 (0.74–1.23) | |
| Richer | 0.59 (0.49–0.72)*** | 0.84 (0.66–1.06) | |
| Richest | 0.39 (0.31–0.48)*** | 0.70 (0.54–0.91)*** | |
| Woman’s religion | |||
| No religion | 1 | 1 | |
| Catholics | 0.53 (0.45–0.62)*** | 0.75 (0.63–0.90)** | |
| Protestants | 0.64 (0.54–0.75)*** | 0.75 (0.62–0.89)** | |
| Residence area | |||
| Urban | 1 | 1 | |
| Rural | 1.52 (1.33–1.74)*** | 0.93 (0.71–1.22) | |
