Variable | Category | Early sexual initiation | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
No | Yes | |||||
Place of residence | Urban | 98 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
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Rural | 117 | 39 | 2.04 (1.07 - 3.87) | 2.85 (1.040 - 7.81) | 0.092 | |
Age | 15 - 19 years | 179 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
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20 - 24 years | 36 | 34 | 8.05 (4.19 - 15.43) | 4.38 (1.75 - 10.94)** | 0.002 | |
Fathers educational status | Unable to read and write | 63 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
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Able to read and write | 80 | 19 | 0.71 (0.35 - 1.43) | 0.95 (0.37 - 2.42) | 0.930 | |
Primary education (1 - 8) | 20 | 15 | 2.25 (0.97 - 5.17) | 2.09 (0.52 - 8.33) | 0.296 | |
Secondary education (9 - 12+) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.997 | |
Grade | 11th | 130 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
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12th | 85 | 43 | 5.48 (2.73 - 10.99) | 4.18 (1.58 - 11.04)** | 0.004 | |
Existence of a boy/girl friend | No | 185 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
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Yes | 30 | 26 | 5.53 (2.87 - 10.64) | 8.56 (3.16 - 23.14)* | 0.000 | |
Exposure to pornographic movies | No | 146 | 26 | 1 |
| |
Yes | 69 | 29 | 2.36 (1.29 - 4.30) | 1.28 (0.48 - 3.46) | 0.614 | |
Existence of open family discussion about sexual and reproductive health issues | No | 150 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
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Yes | 65 | 3 | 0.13 (0.04 - 0.44) | 1.03 (0.02 - 39.88) | 0.985 | |
Parental supervision | No | 147 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
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Yes | 68 | 3 | 0.12 (0.03 - 0.41) | 0.20 (0.04 - 0.94)** | 0.043 | |
Peer pressure | No | 169 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
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Yes | 46 | 24 | 2.84 (1.52 - 5.31) | 3.56 (1.31 - 9.66)** | 0.012 |