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Table 4 Chi2 associations between condom use at last intercrouse and sociodemographics by gender, and adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the association between non-condom use at last intercourse and sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics by gender

From: Sexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study

 

Chi2 association between condom use and sociodemographic characteristics

Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the association between non-condom use and sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics

 

Boys (n = 619) % (n)

Girls (n = 439) % (n)

Boys (n = 459)

Girls (n = 349)

 

Condom use

Non-condom use

Condom use

Non-condom use

(EXP B) OR

95% C.I. for EXP (B)

(EXP B) OR

95% C.I. for EXP (B)

(n = 489)

(n = 130)

(n = 351)

(n = 88)

Age

 15 years

71.6 (174)***

28.4 (69)

77.2 (105)

22.8 (31)

0.669*

0.466–0.961

0.964

0.686–1.353

 16 years

83.2 (163)

16.8 (33)

85.2 (132)

14.8 (23)

    

 17 years

82.6 (128)

17.4 (27)

77.4 (96)

22.6 (28)

    

 18 years

96.0 (24)

4.0 (1)

75.0 (5.1)

25.0 (6)

    

Social Class (SES)

 Low

85.5 (65)

14.5 (11)

82.4 (56)

17.6 (12)

1.368

0.611–3.063

0.681

0.237–1.960

 Middle

78.7 (174)

21.3 (47)

76.4 (120)

23.6 (37)

1.684

0.804–3.527

1.445

0.543–3.846

 High

81.7 (161)

18.3 (36)

84.8 (123)

15.2 (22)

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

Family affluence (FAS)

 Low

80.0 (60)

20.0 (15)

73.3 (44)

26.7 (16)

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Middle

79.4 (201)

20.6 (52)

82.2 (152)

17.8 (33)

1.224

0.709–2.113

0.836

0.418–1.672

 High

81.1 (202)

18.9 (47)

80.0 (340)

20.0 (36)

0.392a

0.139–1.100

0.952

0.371–2.441

Urban/rural status

 Urban

81.0 (315)

19.0 (74)

80.0 (228)

20.0 (57)

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Rural

75.7 (174)

24.3 (56)

79.9 (123)

20.1 (31)

1.164

0.606–2.235

0.625

0.302–1.292

Traveller statusb

 Traveller

71.4 (20)

28.6 (8)

50.0 (5)*

50.0 (5)

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Non-traveller

79.8 (466)

20.2 (118)

80.9 (342)

19.1 (81)

0.709

0.208–2.418

.076*

0.010–0.556

Disability/Chronic illness (D/CI)

        

 D/CI

74.8 (107)

25.2 (36)

84.8 (89)

15.2 (16)

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 No D/CI

80.3 (375)

19.7 (92)

78.6 (257)

21.4 (70)

0.716

0.385–1.333

1.581

0.709–3.526

Household composition

 Living with both parents

80.8 (332)

19.2 (79)

81.2 (233)

18.8 (54)

1(ref)

 

1(ref)

 

 Not living with both parents

75.9 (154)

24.1 (49)

77.5 (117)

22.5 (34)

1.517

0.848–2.712

0.895

0.450–1.783

Lifestyle characteristics

 Positive lifestyle behaviours

  Frequency of physical activity

    

0.700**

0.541–0.907

0.931

0.666–1.302

  Active travel

    

1.022

0.796–1.312

0.722

0.541–1.101

  Eating breakfast

    

0.993

0.752–1.310

1.048

0.754–1.456

  Healthy food consumption

    

0.998

0.774–1.287

0.796a

0.612–1.035

  Health protective behaviour

    

0.688***

0.566–0.836

0.796

0.617–1.234

 Negative lifestyle behaviours

  Alcohol involvement

    

1.009

0.809–1.260

1.049

0.751–1.465

  Cannabis involvement

    

0.995

0.834–1.187

1.202

0.921–1.569

  Unhealthy food from parents

    

0.893

0.669–1.191

0.923

0.690–1.234

  Tobacco involvement

    

0.932

0.744–1.168

0.977

0.784–1.217

  Unhealthy food consumption

    

0.918

0.698–1.206

0.848

0.640–1.123

 Health

  Experience of health symptoms

    

1.002

0.716–1.402

1.060

0.792–1.419

  Quality of life

    

0.956

0.701–1.302

0.726a

0.522–1.010

  Medication for physical symptoms

    

1.143

0.886–1.475

1.243a

0.961–1.608

  Medication for psychological symptoms

    

1.087

0.893–1.324

1.254*

1.025–1.533

Socio-cultural environment

 Communication with friends

    

0.845

0.659–1.082

0.906

0.630–1.302

 Sense of community

    

1.044

0.817–1.334

1.048

0.769–1.426

 Poor neighbourhood environment

    

1.052

0.847–1.306

0.876

0.620–1.239

 Bullying others

    

0.839a

0.698–1.007

0.975

0.703–1.353

 Music and drama

    

0.965

0.674–1.382

1.077

0.812–1.430

 Being bullied

    

1.126

0.886–1.432

0.786a

0.590–1.047

 Club or team activities

    

0.965

0.750–1.241

1.019

0.725–1.432

 Parental communication

    

1.075

0.761–1.518

0.875

0.648–1.180

 Health check ups

    

0.925

0.718–1.192

1.074

0.746–1.547

  1. a≤.1, *p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01; *** p ≤ .001. Nagelkerke R2 = 0.305 (Boys), Nagelkerke R2 = 0.415 (Girls)
  2. bCaution must be taken when extrapolating from this finding given the small sample size