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Table 1 Logistic regression of adolescents’ perceived need for specific SRH information that should be provided

From: Sexual and reproductive health information needs; an inquiry from the lens of in-school adolescents in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria

Variables

Puberty and pubertal changes

Safe sex and sexual relation

prevention of pregnancy and contraceptive use

OR

p-value

95%CI

OR

p-value

95%CI

OR

p-value

95%CI

Study group(non-intervention)

Intervention group

0.67

0.359

0.28–1.59

2.90

< 0.001*

1.07–5.07

3.76

< 0.001*

1.82–7.79

Gender(male)

         

Female

1.27

0.487

0.65–2.51

1.12

0.639

0.70–1.78

1.82

0.055

0.99–3.35

Age

1.02

0.064

1.00-1.04

1.02

0.002*

1.00-1.03

1.04

< 0.001*

1.02–1.06

Educational Level(Junior secondary)

Senior Secondary

0.69

0.282

0.35–1.36

1.37

0.157

0.89–2.12

1.70

0.070

0.96–3.03

Location ofresidence(Rural)

Urban

0.30

0.001*

0.15–0.63

0.33

< 0.001*

0.21–0.54

0.28

< 0.001*

0.15–0.50

Work for pay(No)

Yes

0.79

0.612

0.03–1.95

1.66

0.101

0.91–3.04

1.65

0.165

0.81–3.33

Socio-economic status

0.10

0.993

0.73–1.37

0.10

0.994

0.81–1.23

1.00

0.979

0.76–1.30

  1. * Statistical significance (p-value < 0.05)
  2. N = 408