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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted association between religiosity and sexual abstinence

From: Religiosity and sexual abstinence among Nigerian youths: does parent religion matter?

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Religiosity

 Low

   

 High

2.04 (1.58–2.63) ***

1.82 (1.24–2.66) ***

1.81 (1.13–2.88) ***

Sex

 Female

   

 Male

0.84 (0.71–1.00)

 

1.09 (0.83–1.45)

Age

 15–17

   

 18–24

0.15 (0.10–0.22) ***

 

0.19 (0.11–0.32) ***

Religious affiliation

 Catholic

   

 Other Christian

0.72 (0.58–0.89) ***

 

0.81 (0.49–1.35)

 Islam

1.38 (1.09–1.75) ***

 

0.39 (0.14–1.05)

 Other

0.66 (0.35–1.26)

  

Parental religion

 Catholic

   

 Other Christian

0.77 (0.63–0.95) *

 

0.89 (0.54–1.48)

 Islam

1.78 (1.40–2.27) ***

 

3.61 (1.41–9.22) ***

 Other

0.71 (0.35–1.43)

 

2.66 (0.19–35.90)

Education

 No education

   

 Primary

6.08(3.51–10.53) ***

 

2.25 (0.61–8.28)

 Secondary

4.88 (2.96–8.04) ***

 

2.97 (0.88–10.00)

 Higher

2.09 (1.24–3.51) ***

 

1.94 (0.57–6.60)

Work for pay

 No

   

 Yes

0.47 (0.35–0.63) ***

 

0.74 (0.55–0.99)

Living with father

 No

   

 Yes

2.99 (2.35–3.82) ***

2.62 (1.90–3.60) ***

1.93 (1.32–2.82)

Ever discuss sex matters with father

 No

   

 Yes

0.72 (0.58–0.90) ***

 

0.91 (0.65–1.28)

Living with mother

 No

   

 Yes

2.83 (2.22–3.61) ***

1.72 (1.21–2.45) ***

2.12 (1.39–3.23) ***

Ever discuss sex matters with mother

 No

   

 Yes

0.70 (0.59–0.83) ***

 

0.63 (0.47–0.84) ***

Drink Alcohol

 No

   

 Yes

0.16 (0.13–0.20) ***

 

0.19 (0.13–0.26) ***

Have role models

 No

   

 Yes

1.13 (0.95–1.35)

1.41 (1.13–1.77) ***

1.66 (1.28–2.16) ***

State

 Edo

   

 Enugu

1.52 (1.20–1.94) ***

 

2.36 (1.57–3.54) ***

 Osun

1.46 (1.15–1.86) ***

 

1.45 (0.85–2.56)

 Kano

1.76 (1.36–2.28) ***

 

2.06 (1.37–3.10) ***

  1. *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01. Blank items are reference categories