Table 3 Logistic regression models predicting transition to first sexual intercourse, by sex

Parenting variables

Parental monitoring

 Low/does not live with parent(s)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Medium

0.68 (0.33–1.40)

0.82 (0.37–1.80)

0.62 (0.31–1.24)

0.77 (0.34–1.73)

 High

0.70 (0.36–1.38)

0.90 (0.41–1.96)

0.37 (0.17–0.78)*

0.56 (0.22–1.47)

Parental discipline

 Scolded (ref = never scolded)

0.80 (0.37–1.74)

1.01 (0.42–2.42)

0.72 (0.32–1.59)

0.74 (0.29–1.85)

 Spanked/slapped (ref = never spanked/slapped)

0.29 (0.15–0.56)*

0.74 (0.36–1.52)

0.31 (0.15–0.63)*

0.55 (0.23–1.29)

Communication with father figure

 No father figure

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Low

1.32 (0.54–3.21)

1.15 (0.43–3.05)

0.44 (0.21–0.93)*

0.30 (0.13–0.68)*

 High

1.88 (0.83–4.26)

1.89 (0.80–4.45)

0.69 (0.34–1.42)

0.72 (0.34–1.51)

Communication with mother figure

 No mother figure

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Low

0.25 (0.09–0.69)*

0.23 (0.08–0.64)*

0.77 (0.08–7.01)

1.34 (0.23–7.68)

 High

0.28 (0.10–0.84)*

0.33 (0.11–0.96)*

0.48 (0.05–4.38)

0.77 (0.14–4.23)

Controls

Age

---

1.36 (1.13–1.64)*

---

1.29 (1.10–1.51)*

Viwandani (ref = Korogocho)

---

1.25 (0.61–2.54)

---

0.96 (0.46–2.01)

Out-of-school (ref = in-school)

---

3.45 (1.63–7.28)*

---

3.74 (1.84–7.60)*

Peer models for risk behavior^a

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1.09 (0.80–1.47)

---

1.32 (0.94–1.86)

Delinquency^a

---

0.85 (0.51–1.41)

---

1.97 (1.10–3.53)*

Religiosity^a

---

0.73 (0.55–0.96)*

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0.92 (0.62–1.35)

Model fit

Wald χ2 (8) = 26.99

Wald χ2 (14) = 53.23

Wald χ2 (8) = 28.50

Wald χ2 (14) = 68.55