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Table 3 Adjusted ORsa and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from multilevel random intercept models of the effect of socioeconomic indicators on risky sexual behaviors by sex

From: Socioeconomic variations in risky sexual behavior among adolescents in 14 sub-Saharan Africa countries who report ever having had sex

Covariate

Multiple Sexual Partners (2+)

Condomless Sex

Female

Male

Female

Male

Residence

 Rural

1

1

1

1

 Urban

1.06 (0.89–1.26)

1.21 (1.04–1.41)

0.73 (0.64–0.84)

0.55 (0.46–0.65)

Wealth

 Lowest

1

1

1

1

 Middle

1.04 (0.88–1.24)

1.02 (0.88–1.19)

0.59 (0.51–0.68)

0.69 (0.59–0.81)

 Highest

0.93 (0.75–1.16)

1.04 (0.87–1.24)

0.44 (0.37–0.53)

0.52 (0.42–0.63)

Years of schooling

 0–5

1

1

1

1

 6+

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

0.92 (0.79–1.07)

0.49 (0.43–0.56)

0.50 (0.43–0.58)

Random effect

 Survey

0.46 (0.30–0.70)

0.36 (0.23–0.54)

0.94 (0.64–1.37)

0.95 (0.65–1.40)

 Cluster

0.69 (0.56–0.84)

0.62 (0.50–0.76)

0.56 (0.45–0.69)

0.67 (0.54–0.83)

  1. a ORs were adjusted for age and socioeconomic characteristics