Table 3 Multivariate analyses of health risk behaviours and risk and protective predictors

Age

1.29***

1.19–1.40

1.29***

1.17–1.44

1.49***

1.36–1.65

EPEP Programme

 Control (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Intervention

0.98

0.77–1.24

1.19

0.86–1.63

1.15

0.88–1.51

Feeling about the EPEP programme

 Excited (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Disappointed

1.29

0.91–1.84

1.71**

1.14–2.56

1.39

0.95–2.04

 Don't Know

1.40**

1.15–1.71

1.20

0.93–1.55

1.09

0.88–1.34

Sex

 Male (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Female

0.94

0.77–1.14

0.94

0.74–1.19

0.74**

0.60–0.91

Place of residence

 Rural (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Urban

1.33*

1.03–1.73

1.58*

1.11–2.24

1.04

0.79–1.36

Population Group

 Black (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Coloured

1.15

0.94–1.39

1.07

0.84–1.38

0.80*

0.65–0.99

 White

1.01

0.65–1.59

0.94

0.52–1.70

0.96

0.59–1.55

Socioeconomic Status

 Low (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.25

0.95–1.65

1.05

0.74–1.49

0.92

0.69–1.23

 High

1.75***

1.34–2.28

1.55**

1.12–2.15

0.88

0.66–1.16

Family structure -Caregiver

 Single parents (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Both parents

0.85

0.683–1.06

0.75*

0.56–0.99

0.91

0.72–1.16

 Grandparents

1.04

0.81–1.33

1.30

0.96–1.75

0.83

0.63–1.09

Participate in religious Activities

 Never (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Always

0.67***

0.53–0.83

0.76

0.57–1.00

0.52***

0.41–0.65

Get paid for Casual work

 Never (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Always

1.48***

1.23–1.79

1.32*

1.04–1.68

1.40**

1.14–1.73

Participate in school sport

 Never (ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Always

1.27*

1.04–1.56

1.23

0.95–1.58

1.68***

1.36–1.65