Research Article

Prevalence and Determinants of Premarital Sexual Practice among Youths in Ethiopia: Based on the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data

Table 4

Factors associated with premarital sexual practice among Ethiopian youths ().

VariablePremarital sexBivariable analysisMultivariable analysis
Yes ()No ()COR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
Frequency (%)Frequency (%)

Age
 15-19272 (5.3)4897 (94.7)11
 20-24523 (23.6)1697 (76.4)5.6 (4.7,6.9)3.6 (2.8,4.6)
Sex
 Male565 (14.5)3324 (85.5)2.4 (1.9, 3)1.7 (1.3,2.2)
 Female230 (6.6)3270 (93.4)11
Education
 No education61 (8.2)688 (91.8)11
 Primary364 (8.3)4045 (91.7)1.01 (.67, 1.5)1.01 (0.7, 1.7)
 Secondary218 (12.8)1489 (87.2)1.6 (1.1, 2.5)0.96 (0.6, 1.6)
 Tertiary252 (40.4)372 (59.6)4.5 (2.9, 7.3)1.1 (0.6, 1.9)
Residence
 Urban312 (16.4)1595 (83.6)2 (1.6, 2.5)1
 Rural483 (8.8)4999 (91.2)11.1 (0.8, 1.6)
Occupation
 Employed615 (13.3)4006 (86.7)2.2 (1.7, 2.8)1.4 (1.03, 1.8)
 Unemployed180 (6.5)2588 (93.5)11
Region
 Agrarian634 (9.8)5838 (90.2)11
 Pastorals35 (10.5)299 (89.5)1.1 (.9, 1.3)1.8 (1.3, 2.4)
 Metropolitan126 (21.6)458 (78.4)2.5 (2.1, 3)1.3 (0.9, 1.7)
Religion
 Orthodox446 (13.4)2890 (86.6)2.2 (.7, 6.7)1
 Protestants167 (8.8)1730 (91.2)1.4 (0.4, 4.3)1.5 (0.9, 2.3)
 Muslims172 (8.6)1839 (91.4)1.3 (0.4, 4.1)0.98 (0.6, 1.5)
 Other10 (6.7)135 (93.3)10.64 (0.2, 1.9)
Media exposure
 Exposed256 (10.4)2196 (89.6)1.02 (0.83, 1.3)
 Not exposed539 (10.9)4398 (89.1)1
Owe mobile phone
 Yes570 (17.3)2733 (82.7)3.6 (2.9, 4.5)1.7 (1.3, 2.3)
 No225 (5.5)3862 (94.5)11
Has bank account
 Yes241 (23.7)795 (76.3)3.1 (2.5, 4)1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
 No554 (8.7)5799 (91.3)1
Wealth index
 Poor142 (7.1)1865 (92.9)11
 Medium98 (7.4)1226 (92.6)1.1 (.73, 1.5)0.9 (0.6, 1.4)
 Rich555 (13.7)3503 (86.3)2.1 (1.6, 2.7)1.4 (1, 1.9)
Internet use
 Never used534 (8.5)5787 (91.5)11
 Ever used261 (24.4)807 (75.6)3.5 (2.8, 4.4)1.8 (1.3, 2.5)
Alcohol use
 Yes457 (16.7)2277 (83.3)2.6 (2.1, 3.2)2.4 (1.7, 2.5)
 No338 (7.3)4317 (92.7)11
Cigarette smoking
 Never smoke774 (10.5)6564 (89.5)11
 Ever smoke21 (41.2)30 (58.8)5.7 (2.3, 11.4)1.6 (0.7, 4)
Khat chewed
 Never chewed638 (9.7)5950 (90.3)11
 Ever chewed157 (19.6)644 (80.4)2.7 (1.7, 3)2.4 (1.6, 3.5)
Knowledge of HIV preventive methods
 Know314 (10.9)2566 (89.1)1.03 (0.8, 1.3)
 Do not know481 (10.7)4028 (89.3)1
Comprehensive HIV knowledge
 Do not have432 (10.4)3731 (89.6)1
 Had363 (11.3)2863 (88.7)1..2 (0.9, 1.4)
Ever tested for HIV
 No487 (9.9)4413 (90.1)11
 Yes308 (12.4)2181 (87.6)1.3 (1.03, 1.6)1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

value < 0.05 and value < 0.001.