Variables studied

Girls already sexually active

OR [95% CI]

p-value

Yes

(n = 649)

No

(n = 330)

1. Existence of parents

­ Both Parents Alive

484 (74.6)

253 (76.7)

0.89 [0.65 - 1.22]

0.47354

­ Deceased father

132 (20.3)

74 (22.4)

0.88 [0.64 - 1.22]

0.44925

­ Deceased mother

33 (5.1)

3 (0.9)

5.84 [1.78 - 19.18]

0.00103

2. Number of meals/days

­ 1 meal

143 (22.0)

33 (10.0)

2.54 [1.70 - 3.81]

0.00000

­ 2 meals

275 (42.4)

176 (53.3)

0.64 [0.49 - 0.84]

0.00114

­ 3 meals

231 (35.6)

121 (36.7)

0.95 [0.72 - 1.26]

0.74074

1. Parent/Guardian Occupation

­ Bucheron

11 (1.7)

3 (0.9)

1.88 [0.52 - 6.78]

0.32759

­ No profession

110 (16.9)

109 (33.0)

0.41 [0.30 - 0.56]

0.00000

­ Merchant/Seller

55 (8.5)

8 (2.4)

3.73 [1.75 - 7.92]

0.00027

­ Farmer

77 (11.9)

22 (6.7)

1.88 [1.15 - 3.09]

0.01077

­ Civil servant

341 (52.5)

176 (53.3)

0.97 [0.74 - 1.26]

0.81472

­ Bahus badikal

22 (3.4)

5 (1.5)

2.28 [0.86 - 6.08]

0.09042

­ Pastor

22 (3.4)

6 (1.8)

1.89 [0.76 - 4.72]

0.16313

­ Silleur

11 (1.7)

1 (0.3)

5.67 [0.73 - 44.13]

0.06135

1. Type of inhabited houses

­ In Stubble/straw

132 (20.3)

77 (23.3)

0.84 [0.61 - 1.15]

0.27977

­ Clay

253 (39.0)

154 (46.7)

0.73 [0.53 - 0.95]

0.02111

­ Block cement

264 (40.7)

99 (30.0)

1.60 [1.21 - 2.12]

0.00107

2. Socio-economic level

­ Painful

143 (22.0)

22 (6.7)

3.95 [2.47 - 6.33]

0.00000

­ Low

33 (5.1)

11 (3.3)

1.55 [0.77 - 3.11]

0.21118

­ Medium

352 (54.2)

187 (56.7)

0.91 [0.69 - 1.18]

0.47008

­ High

110 (16.9)

99 (30.0)

0.48 [0.35 - 0.65]

0.00000

­ Very high

11 (1.7)

11 (3.3)

0.50 [0.21 - 1.17]

0.10204