Table 3 Individual and community characteristics predicting the transition to sexual onset among females aged 15 to 19 years

 % 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)**

 Women’s education (years)

0.81 (0.79–0.82)***

0.83 (0.81–0.85)***

  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)***

  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)**

  Urban

1

1

  Rural

1.52 (1.33–1.74)***

0.93 (0.71–1.22)