Table 3 Factors associated with early sexual debut among adolescent girls and young women in Sierra Leone
Variables | Model I Empty model | Model II aOR [95% CI] | Model III aOR [95% CI] | Model IV aOR [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed effect results | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–19 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |
20–24 |  | 0.52*** [0.41,0.64] |  | 0.52*** [0.41,0.65] |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No education | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Primary | Â | 1.04 [0.75,1.43] | Â | 1.05 [0.77,1.45] |
Secondary/higher | Â | 0.59** [0.43,0.82] | Â | 0.62** [0.45,0.85] |
Current working status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not working | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Working | Â | 1.42** [1.13,1.78] | Â | 1.41** [1.12,1.77] |
Read newspapers or magazines | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not at all | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Less than once a week | Â | 0.73 [0.46,1.15] | Â | 0.74 [0.46,1.17] |
At least once a week | Â | 1.14 [0.54,2.38] | Â | 1.18 [0.57,2.45] |
Listen to radio | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not at all | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Less than once a week | Â | 1.10 [0.81,1.50] | Â | 1.11 [0.81,1.50] |
At least once a week | Â | 0.91 [0.69,1.21] | Â | 0.91 [0.69,1.21] |
Watch television | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not at all | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Less than once a week | Â | 1.00 [0.71,1.42] | Â | 1.05 [0.74,1.48] |
At least once a week | Â | 0.95 [0.61,1.47] | Â | 1.02 [0.64,1.62] |
Use internet | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Yes, the last 12 months | Â | 0.48*** [0.33,0.70] | Â | 0.50*** [0.34,0.73] |
Yes, before the last 12 months | Â | 1.55 [0.77,3.15] | Â | 1.57 [0.76,3.22] |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never married | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Married/cohabiting | Â | 1.72*** [1.32,2.23] | Â | 1.72*** [1.32,2.22] |
Previously married | Â | 3.34*** [1.64,6.81] | Â | 3.26** [1.61,6.56] |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Creole | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Fullah | Â | 0.27* [0.08,0.91] | Â | 0.25* [0.07,0.85] |
Kono | Â | 0.71 [0.21,2.43] | Â | 0.64 [0.19,2.19] |
Limba | Â | 0.68 [0.21,2.22] | Â | 0.58 [0.18,1.85] |
Loko | Â | 0.55 [0.14,2.18] | Â | 0.47 [0.12,1.84] |
Madingo | Â | 0.60 [0.17,2.08] | Â | 0.54 [0.16,1.86] |
Mende | Â | 0.80 [0.27,2.39] | Â | 0.78 [0.26,2.33] |
Sherbro | Â | 0.49 [0.09,2.69] | Â | 0.46 [0.08,2.57] |
Temne | Â | 0.67 [0.22,2.02] | Â | 0.57 [0.19,1.71] |
Korankoh | Â | 0.56 [0.15,2.16] | Â | 0.49 [0.13,1.85] |
Others | Â | 0.97 [0.28,3.30] | Â | 0.85 [0.25,2.90] |
Ever heard of STIs | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Yes | Â | 0.65 [0.39,1.09] | Â | 0.65 [0.39,1.09] |
Contraceptive use and intention | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Using | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 |
Intend to use | Â | 0.61*** [0.47,0.78] | Â | 0.60*** [0.46,0.77] |
Does not intend to use | Â | 0.66** [0.49,0.89] | Â | 0.65** [0.49,0.88] |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poorest | Â | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Poorer | Â | Â | 1.12 [0.80,1.56] | 1.12 [0.79,1.59] |
Middle | Â | Â | 0.74 [0.51,1.07] | 0.77 [0.51,1.15] |
Richer | Â | Â | 0.58* [0.35,0.96] | 0.63 [0.38,1.07] |
Richest | Â | Â | 0.41** [0.22,0.80] | 0.55 [0.28,1.08] |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | Â | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | Â | Â | 1.22 [0.77,1.91] | 0.85 [0.53,1.36] |
Province | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Eastern | Â | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Northern | Â | Â | 1.17 [0.80,1.71] | 1.51 [0.91,2.50] |
North Western | Â | Â | 1.60* [1.03,2.48] | 1.81* [1.05,3.13] |
Southern | Â | Â | 0.69 [0.47,1.02] | 0.66 [0.43,1.01] |
Western | Â | Â | 0.71 [0.42,1.20] | 1.02 [0.55,1.89] |
Random effect model | Â | Â | Â | Â |
PSU variance (95% CI) | 2.68 [2.10, 3.42] | 2.34 [1.82, 3.01] | 2.22 [1.75, 2.81] | 2.25 [1.77, 2.86] |
ICC | 0.45 [0.39, 0.51] | 0.42 [0.36,0.48] | 0.40 [0.35,0.46] | 0.41 [0.35, 0.47 |
N | 4438 | 4438 | 4438 | 4438 |
Number of clusters | 572 | 572 | 572 | 572 |