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Table 4 Individual and community characteristics linking transition from sexual debut to first birth among females aged 15 to 19 years

From: Community social capital on the timing of sexual debut and teen birth in Nicaragua: a multilevel approach

Variables

Model 1

uHR (95 % CI)

n = 1 247

Model 2

aHR (95 % CI)

n = 1 247

Model 3

aHR (95 % CI)

n = 1 247

Community social capital (z-score)

 % of community inhabitants that have lived in the same neighborhood less than 10 years

1.10 (1.01–1.20)**

1.06 (0.97–1.16)

1.04 (0.94–1.14)

 % of community inhabitants that are Catholics

1.00 (0.91–1.10)

0.99 (0.89–1.10)

1.03 (0.91–1.16)

 % of community inhabitants with no religion

1.02 (0.93–1.11)

1.02 (0.93–1.12)

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

 % of females in the community aged 15 to 49 years with onset sexual debut

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.89 (0.81–0.98)**

0.62 (0.53–0.70)***

 % of females in the community aged 15 to 49 years currently having a child

1.13 (1.04–1.22)***

1.23 (1.12–1.36)***

1.76 (1.52–2.02)***

 % of community inhabitants with secondary school or higher

1.14 (1.06–1.24)***

0.94 (0.83–1.06)

0.89 (0.78–0.99)**

Individual characteristics

   

 Women’s education (years)

0.94 (0.91–0.96)***

 

0.95 (0.92–0.99)**

 Age of sexual onset

   < 15 years

1

  

  16 to 19 years

0.92 (0.74–1.15)

 

1.20 (0.95–1.52)

Wealth index quintiles

  Poorest

1

 

1

  Poorer

0.68 (0.52–0.89)**

 

0.73 (0.54–1.00)

  Middle

0.62 (0.45–0.87)**

 

0.74 (0.50–1.10)

  Richer

0.65 (0.50–0.86)**

 

0.80 (0.56–1.16)

  Richest

0.71 (0.53–0.94)**

 

1.03 (0.68–1.54)

Woman’s religion

  No religion

1

 

1

  Catholics

0.92 (0.73–1.16)

 

0.89 (0.68–1.15)

  Protestants

0.84 (0.66–1.05)

 

0.84 (0.65–1.09)

 Residence area

   

  Urban

1

 

1

  Rural

1.46 (1.22–1.74)***

 

1.11 (0.82–1.49)

 Marital status

  Unmarried/no cohabitation

1

 

1

  Married

1.51 (1.25–1.84)***

 

1.36 (1.12–1.67)**

 Have you ever had abortions

  No

1

 

1

  Yes

1.05 (0.82–1.34)

 

1.05 (0.81–1.35)

  1. ** Significant at 5 % level
  2. *** Significant at 1 % level
  3. Model 1.uHR: Unadjusted hazard ratio
  4. Model 2.aHR: Adjusted hazard ratio were estimated entering each community variable separately while adjusting for individual-level variables
  5. Model 3.aHR: Adjusted hazard ratio were estimated with community – and individual-level variables entered simultaneously
  6. All hazard ratios were estimated taking into account household sampling weight