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Table 3 Factors associated with current risky sexual behavior among college students in Arba Minch Town, March 2015

From: Disparities in risky sexual behavior among khat chewer and non- chewer college students in Southern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Variables

Current RSB

COR (95% CI)

AOR(95% C.I)

Yes

No

No (%)

No (%)

  

Age ©

 

405 (36.5)

704 (63.5)

1.17(1.10–1.25)

1.18(1.09–1.28)*

Sex

Male

236(40.2)

351(59.8)

1.40(1.10–1.80)

1.82(1.28–2.6)*

Female

169(32.4)

353(67.6)

1

1

Previous residence

Urban

245(45.4)

295(54.6)

2.12(1.66–2.72)

1.63(1.17–2.28)*

Rural

160(28.1)

409(71.9)

1

1

Living arrangement

Away from family

333(39)

519(61)

1.65(1.22–2.24)

2.45(1.62–3.7)*

With family

72(28)

185(72)

1

1

Peer pressure

High

116(19.6)

477(80.4)

5.24(4.01–6.84)

2.58(1.85–3.59)*

Low

289(56)

227(44)

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1

Father educational status

No formal education

87(39.4)

134(60.6)

0.93(0.67–1.29)

1.48(.96–2.31)

Primary

119(29.5)

285(70.5)

0.60(0.45–0.79)

0.74(0.51–1.07)

Secondary and above

199(41.1)

285(58.9)

1

1

Type of college

Private

73(40.8)

106(59.2)

1.24(0.90–1.72)

0.91(0.59–1.42)

Public

332(35.7)

598(64.3)

1

1

Year of study

Year three

132(45.7)

157(54.3)

1.81(1.34–2.45)

1.270(.85–1.9)

Year two

126(35.3)

231(64.7)

1.73(0.88–1.57)

1.06(0.74–1.54)

Year one

147(31.7)

316(68.3)

1

1

Average grade©

Average grade

405(36.5)

704(63.5)

0.06(0.98–1.00)

0.98(0.96–0.99)*

Attending religious institution

Regularly

69(20.1)

275(79.9)

0.78(0.11–0.29)

0.23(0.12–0.42)*

Often

211(38.2)

342(61.8)

0.4(0.28–0.69)

0.59(0.34–1.05)

Occasionally

69(59.5)

47(40.5)

1.05(0.61–1.82)

0.81(0.38–1.65)

Never

56(58.3)

40(41.7)

1

1

Attending nightclub

Yes

152(65)

82(35)

4.56(3.36–6.19)

1.42(0.93–2.16)

No

252(28.8)

623(71.2)

1

1

Watching pornographic movies

Yes

307(53)

272(47)

4.98(3.76–6.54)

2.51(1.79–3.51)*

No

89(17)

432(83)

1

1

khat chewing

Yes

142(76.4)

44(23.7)

7.55(5.37–10.6)

3.02(1.91–4.76)*

No

263(28.5)

660(71.6)

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1

Alcohol drinking

Yes

214(66.3)

109(33.7)

6.12(4.61–8.11)

2.26(1.54–3.35)*

No

191(24.3)

595(75.7)

1

1

Cigarette smoking

Yes

46(88.5)

6(11.5)

14.91(6.31–35.23)

2.26(0.83–6.16)

No

359(44)

698(66)

1

1

  1. © continous variables *statistically significant association at p-value < 0.05