| Variables studied | Girls already sexually active | OR [95% CI] | p-value | |
| Yes (n = 649) | No (n = 330) | |||
| 1. Level of education |
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| Secondary | 649 (100.0) | 330 (100.0) | 2.47 [1.86 - 3.27] | 0.00000 |
| 1. Difficulty paying for education | ||||
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| Yes | 297 (45.8) | 132 (40.0) | 1.27 [0.97 - 1.66] | 0.08582 |
| No | 352 (54.2) | 198 (60.0) | 0.55 [0.42 - 0.72] | |
| 2. Support for studies | ||||
| Father’s friend | 2 (0.3) | 9 (2.7) | 0.11 [0.02 - 0.51] | 0.00069 |
| Church | 31 (4.8) | 35 (10.6) | 0.42 [0.26 - 0.70] | 0.00058 |
| Big brother/sister | 55 (8.5) | 8 (2.4) | 3.73 [1.75 - 7.92] | 0.00027 |
| Grandparents | 11 (1.7) | 14 (4.2) | 0.39 [0.17 - 0.87] | 0.01691 |
| Uncles/Aunts | 51 (7.9) | 10 (3.0) | 2.73 [1.37 - 5.45] | 0.00313 |
| Mother | 88 (13.6) | 32 (9.7) | 1.46 [0.95 - 2.24] | 0.08151 |
| Father | 374 (57.6) | 220 (66.7) | 0.62 [0.52 - 0.89] | 0.00619 |
| Self | 37 (5.7) | 2 (0.6) | 9.91 [2.37 - 41.4] | 0.00012 |
| 1. Place of residence |
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| Convent | 2 (0.3) | 11 (3.3) | 0.09 [0.02 - 0.41] | 0.00009 |
| Big brother/sister | 41 (6.3) | 4 (1.2) | 5.50 [1.9 - 15.5] | 0.00031 |
| Grandparents | 14 (2.2) | 7 (2.1) | 1.02 [0.41 - 2.55] | 0.97072 |
| Uncle/aunt | 53 (8.2) | 8 (2.4) | 3.58 [1.68 - 7.62] | 0.00044 |
| Pastor | 33 (5.1) | 22 (6.7) | 0.75 [0.43 - 1.31] | 0.30958 |
| Parents | 506 (77.9) | 278 (84.2) | 0.66 [0.47 - 0.94] | 0.02011 |
| 2. Clothing |
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| Insufficient | 286 (44.1) | 187 (56.7) | 0.60 [0.46 - 0.79] | 0.00019 |
| Sufficient | 363 (55.9) | 143 (43.3) | 1.66 [1.27 - 2.17] | 0.00019 |
| 1. Bride |
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| Yes | 616 (94.9) | 154 (46.7) | 21.3 [14.1 - 32.2] | 0.00000 |
| No | 33 (5.1) | 176 (53.3) | 0.05 [0.03 - 0.07] | 0.00000 |
| 2. Religion |
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| Brahnamist | 70 (10.8) | 30 (9.1) | 1.21 [0.77 - 1.90] | 0.40778 |
| Catholic | 143 (22.0) | 80 (24.2) | 0.88 [0.65 - 1.21] | 0.43606 |
| Kimbanguist | 7 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | Indefinite | 0.05831 |
| Muslim | 8 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | Indefinite | 0.04285 |
| Without religion | 14 (2.2) | 1 (0.3) | 7.25 [0.95 - 55.4] | 0.02557 |
| New Apostolic | 44 (6.8) | 10 (3.0) | 2.33 [1.16 - 4.69] | 0.01513 |
| Protestant | 352 (54.2) | 187 (56.7) | 0.91 [0.69 - 1.18] | 0.47008 |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | 11 (1.7) | 22 (6.7) | 0.24 [0.12 - 0.50] | 0.00005 |