Bivariate and multivariate associations between lack of involvement in community organisations and adolescents' sexual risk behaviours
| Community involvement | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % No | % Yes | PR* | 95% CI† | p | AOR‡ | 95% CI | p | |
| *Prevalence ratio; †confidence interval; ‡adjusted odds ratio; §defined as using contraception less than 100% of the last five times sex occurred among 366 adolescents with steady partners; ¶defined as using contraception less than 100% of the last five times sex occurred among 82 adolescents with casual partners; **defined as using condoms less than 100% of the last five times sex occurred among 366 adolescents with steady partners; ††defined as using condoms less than 100% of the last five times sex occurred among 82 adolescents with casual partners. | ||||||||
| Risk behaviour | ||||||||
| More than 1 sex partner, past 30 days | 8.7 | 3.4 | 2.58 | 1.09 to 6.14 | 0.02 | 2.73 | 1.10 to 6.80 | 0.03 |
| More than 1 sex partner, past 6 months | 26.4 | 15.2 | 1.74 | 1.20 to 2.50 | 0.003 | 1.98 | 1.25 to 3.14 | 0.003 |
| Sex with a casual partner, past 6 months | 23.6 | 15.6 | 1.51 | 1.04 to 2.19 | 0.03 | 1.65 | 1.03 to 2.62 | 0.03 |
| Inconsistent contraceptive use, steady partner§ | 69.8 | 58.9 | 1.19 | 1.02 to 1.38 | 0.03 | 1.62 | 1.05 to 2.50 | 0.03 |
| Inconsistent contraceptive use, casual partner¶ | 72.3 | 80.0 | 0.90 | 0.71 to 1.15 | 0.42 | 0.65 | 0.23 to 1.86 | 0.42 |
| Inconsistent condom use, steady partner** | 51.2 | 45.2 | 1.13 | 0.92 to 1.40 | 0.25 | 1.31 | 0.86 to 1.98 | 0.21 |
| Inconsistent condom use, casual partner†† | 42.6 | 34.3 | 1.24 | 0.70 to 2.19 | 0.45 | 1.42 | 0.57 to 3.52 | 0.44 |
| Sexual communication | ||||||||
| Less frequent sexual communications w/ partners | 55.2 | 44.1 | 1.25 | 1.04 to 1.51 | 0.02 | 1.61 | 1.10 to 2.32 | 0.01 |
| Less frequent parent-adolescent communication about STD, HIV, and pregnancy prevention | 52.8 | 43.7 | 1.21 | 1.00 to 1.46 | 0.05 | 1.45 | 1.00 to 2.09 | 0.05 |