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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression exploring how control over one’s life affects the ability for safer sex

From: Analysing intersecting social resources in young people’s ability to suggest safer sex - results from a national population-based survey in Sweden

Exposure/Social groups

 

Univariate model

Outcome variable: Ability to suggest safer sex

Multivariate model

Outcome variable: Ability to suggest safer sex

OR f

95% CI g

p-value

AOR r

95% CI g

p-value

Control over one’s life a

 No (n = 2244)

1

ref.

ref.

1

ref.

ref.

 Yes (n = 4865)

1.676848

1.356296 - 2.073161

0.000

1.459745

1.135624–1.876373

0.003

Gender

 Male (n = 2648)

1

ref.

ref.

1

ref.

ref.

 Non-binary gender (n = 54)

0.5084281

0.2287345–1.130127

0.097

0.5881884

0.2394457–1.44486

0.247

 Female (n = 4546)

1.111739

0.8964234–1.378771

0.335

1.329467

1.062337–1.663767

0.013

Transgender experience

 No (n = 7167)

1

ref.

ref.

1

ref.

ref.

 Yes (n = 44)

0.4391327

0.1707182 - 1.129566

0.088

1.46532

0.4280708–5.015905

0.543

Sexual identity b

 Hetero (n = 6315)

1

ref.

ref.

1

ref.

ref.

 Bi(n = 433)

0.569767

0.3813934 - 0.8511799

0.006

0.6351049

0.4168464–0.9676425

0.035

 Homo (n = 140)

0.3753941

0.2283796 - 0.6170461

0.000

0.3517219

0.2075508 - 0.5960388

0.000

 I don’t usually categorize myself sexually (n = 360)

0.527728

0.3352254 - 0.8307749

0.006

0.5724697

0.3556961–0.9213527

0.022

Economy c

 Very good or sufficient (n = 6115)

1

ref.

ref.

1

ref.

ref.

 Not very good or insufficient (n = 919)

0.6967761

0.5231338 - 0.9280549

0.014

0.8881435

0.6551841 - 1.203935

0.445

Foreign-born d

 Born in Sweden (n = 6602)

1

ref.

ref.

1

ref.

ref.

 Born outside Sweden (n = 646)

0.5170427

0.3831206–0.6977781

0.000

0.6471391

0.4493218–0.9320469

0.019

 Social welfare recipiency e

      

 No social welfare (n = 7024)

1

ref.

ref.

1

ref.

ref.

 Received social welfare (n = 119)

0.5321847

0.3154711–0.8977703

0.018

0.6321254

0.3487383 - 1.145795

0.131

  1. Exposure:
  2. a Control over one’s life: Self-reported variable. The three alternatives were grouped into two: 1) “Yes”, and 0) “No” or “I am not sure”
  3. Social determinants:
  4. b Sexual identity: Self-reported variable. The five alternatives: heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, I don’t usually categorize myself sexually were limited to four, since those who answered with I don’t know and “other” were removed from the analysis
  5. c Economy: Self-reported variable. The four alternatives very good, fairly good, not very good, and, not good at all, were grouped into two categories
  6. d Foreign-born: The categories for birth country and birth region follow Statistics Sweden’s alternatives: Sweden, the Nordic countries except Sweden, Europe except the Nordic countries, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania, Other, and were grouped into two categories
  7. e Social welfare recipiency: Register variable drawn from Statistics Sweden (SCB)
  8. Statistics:
  9. f Likelihood: OR: odds ratio (model 2), AOR: adjusted odds ratio (model3), CI: 95% confidence interval
  10. g Proportions: % are weighted proportions according to UngKAB15 to ensure that the sample group responses are representative of the total population aged 16–29 in Sweden
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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