Table 4 Independent correlates of oral sex among 3543 high school students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009

Age

   15-16

79(41.6)

2.6(1.9, 3.6)

3.2(1.9-, 5.3)

   17 and above

111(58.4)

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Sex

   Female

101(53.2)

1.1(0.8, 1.5)

1.3(1.1-, 2.2)

   Male

89(46.8)

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Attitude

   Positive feeling

52(27.4)

1.3(1.1, 1.7)

2.3(1.7-, 4.5)

   Negative feeling

138(72.6)

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College Aspiration

   Low

121(63.7)

3.6(2.1, 4.8)

3.1(2.8-, 5.9)

   High

69(36.3)

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Self esteem

   Low

118(62.1)

1.8(1.2, 3.4)

2.1(1.7-, 3.9)

   High

72(37.9)

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Living arrangement

   Both parents

78(41.1)

0.5(0.2, 0.7)

0.4(0.2-, 0.9)

   Other living arrangements

112(58.9)

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Maternal education

   Illiterate

152(80.0)

13.2(9.4, 17.6)

11.5(6.4-, 18.5)

   Literate

38(20.0)

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Paternal education

   Illiterate

47(24.7)

1.6(1.2, 2.9)

1.4(0.9-, 3.2)

   Literate

143(75.3)

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Perception of peer oral sexual activity

   Yes

98(51.6)

4.6(2.8, 7.9)

5.7(3.6-, 11.2)

   No

92(48.4)

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