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Table 3 Factors related to high GEM reported by church-going young men: logistic regression analysis with crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI)

From: Factors associated with gender equality among church-going young men in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study

Factors

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age

 23–24

1

 21–22

0.56 (0.28–1.12)

 18–20

1.02 (0.57–1.84)

Education

 Primary school

1

1

 Secondary school

3.04 (1.22–7.58)

2.65 (0.99–7.11)

 University

3.43 (1.33–8.84)

2.54 (0.90–7.16)

Place of residence

 Bumbu

1

1

 Camp Luka

2.53 (1.41–4.56)

2.27(1.18–4.38)

 Masina

3.10 (1.75–5.52)

3.29 (1.73–6.25)

Civil status

 Married/cohabiting

1

1

 Single

2.75 (1.51–5.02)

3.20 (1.64–6.25)

 Separated

2.75 (1.18–6.39)

3.54 (1.36–9.21)

Job status

 Employed

1

 Unemployed

1.05 (0.78–1.40)

Church affiliation

 Salvation Army

1

 Eglise du Christ au Congo

0.69 (0.30–1-60)

Church attendance

 No

1

 Yes

1.07 (0.61–1.85)

Attendance frequency

 Seldom

1

 Often

1.02 (0.55–1.88)

 Always

1.49 (0.87–2.56)

Main sources of income

 Young men

1

 Parents

1.46 (0.85–2.50)

Attitudes to gender equality

 Low equity

1

1

 Medium equity

2.00 (1.07–3.76)

2.56 (1.30–5.04)

 High equity

9.33 (3.84–22.63)

7.09 (2.81–17.89)