Risky Sexual Behavior and Associated Factors among Adolescents Aged 15-19 Years at Governmental High Schools in Aksum Town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019: An Institution-Based, Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Bivariate and multivariate logistic analysis of factors associated with risky sexual behavior among adolescents aged 15-19 years at high schools in Aksum town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019 ().

Variables	Category	Risky sexual behavior		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Educational level	Grade 9	65	271	1	1
	Grade 10	46	262	0.73 (0.49, 1.11)	0.72 (0.49, 1.13)
Social support	Poor	214	85	5.12 (2.57, 10.22)	5.59 (2.71, 11.53)
	Moderate	190	16	1.09 (0.48, 2.47)	1.27 (0.54, 2.97)
	Strong	129	10	1	1
Living with family member	Yes	63	381	1	1
	No	48	152	1.91 (1.26, 2.91)	1.93 (1.21, 3.07)
Depression	Yes	42	144	1.64 (1.07, 2.52)	1.21 (0.74, 1.98)
	No	69	389	1	1
Parental neglect	Yes	54	181	1.84 (1.22, 2.79)	1.87 (1.18, 2.94)
	No	57	352	1	1
Current alcohol use	Yes	41	104	2.42 (1.56, 3.76)	2.55 (1.55, 4.20)
	No	70	429	1	1
Lifetime cigarette smoking	Yes	12	14	4.94 (2.02, 10.01)	4.52 (0.92, 22.19)
	No	99	519	1	1
Current cigarette smoking	Yes	8	12	3.37 (1.35, 8.46)	0.29 (0.05, 1.83)
	No	103	521	1	1
Fathers’ educational status	No formal education	15	71	1.75 (0.80, 3.84)	0.86 (0.36, 2.04)
	1-4th grade	27	142	1.58 (0.79, 3.14)	1.04 (0.49, 2.18)
	5-8th grade	26	120	1.80 (0.89, 3.61)	1.15 (0.54, 2.44)
	9-12th grade	29	84	2.86 (1.43, 5.74)	1.92 (0.89, 4.14)
	Above 12th grade	14	116	1	1

value < 0.01; value < 0.001.