Transactional Sex and HIV Risk among Adolescent School Girls in Ethiopia: Mixed Method Study
Table 4
Multivariable analysis on factors associated with transactional sexual relationship with older men among female preparatory students in Hawassa, South Ethiopia, 2011 (n=620).
Variables
Transactional sex
Crude OR
Adjusted OR
Yes
No
[95% CI]
[95% CI]
n (%)
n (%)
Age in years
15-19
42 (7.7)
503 (92.3)
1
1
20-24
29 (38.7)
46 (61.3)
2.5(1.6,3.8)
4.82(2.41-10.35)
Parents’ marital status
Married in union
54 (11.1)
434 (88.9)
1
1
Divorced
4 (8.2)
45 (91.8)
0.71 (0.25-2.06)
0.55 (0.19-1.63)
Widowed single
5 (8.3)
55 (91.7)
0.73 (0.28-1.91)
0.54 (0.20-1.46)
Lost both parents
8 (34.8)
15 (65.2)
4.29 (1.74-10.58)
2.99(1.14-7.84)
Perceived economic status
Poor
43 (53.1)
38 (46.9)
0.6(0.3,1.0)
1.09 (0.35-3.42)
Medium
24 (5.5)
415 (94.5)
1.7(1.0,3.0)
5.41(7.80-8.76)
Rich
4 (4.0)
96 (96.0)
1
1
Substance use
Yes
22 (64.7)
12 (35.3)
20.0(3.38-9.04)
5.8 (2.1-15.77)
No
49 (8.4)
537 (91.6)
1
1
Comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS
Good
28 (10.3)
245 (89.7)
1
1
Poor
43 (12.4)
304 (87.6)
1.24 (0.75-2.05)
0.09 (0. 53-4.23)
Indicates significant difference at p-value < .05.
