Independent variable | Male | Female | All youth |
---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Sex | |||
Male (Ref.) | 1 | ||
Female | 0.39(0.33–0.47)*** | ||
Age grouped | |||
15–19 | 1.30 (0.97–1.73) | 0.61(0.50–0.75)*** | 0.80 (0.68- 0.95)*** |
20–24(Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Marital Status | |||
Ever married (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Never married | 0.08 (0.06–0.11)*** | 0.06 (0.05–0.07)*** | 0.07 (0.06–0.08)*** |
Religion | |||
Muslim and others (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Catholic | 0.91 (0.68–1.23) | 0.90(0.72–1.13) | 0.90 (0.75–1.07) |
Protectants | 0.92 (0.57–1.49) | 1.06 (0.70–1.60) | 0.97 (0.71–1.33) |
Ethnic group | |||
Nyanja (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chewa | 1.30 (0.71–2.39) | 0.95 (0.62–1.45) | 1.05 (0.75–1.48) |
Tumbuka | 0.91 (0.60–1.39) | 1.11 (0.81–1.52) | 1.07 (0.84–1.38) |
Lomwe | 1.61 (0.49–5.29) | 1.35 (0.72–2.52) | 1.38 (0.80–2.35) |
Tonga | 0.97 (0.58–1.62) | 0.82 (0.55–1.23) | 0.91 (0.66–1.25) |
Yao | 0.73 (0.37–1.42) | 0.84 (0.48–1.48) | 0.78 (0.51–1.20) |
Sena | 0.99 (0.30–3.25) | 0.64 (0.20–2.03) | 0.84 (0.39–1.84) |
Nkhonde | 0.77 (0.52–1.15) | 0.98 (0.72–1.33) | 0.90 (0.71–1.14) |
Ngoni | 1.06 (0.45–2.48) | 1.65 (0.90–3.02) | 1.48 (0.90–2.44) |
Mang’anja | 0.69 (0.06–7.99) | 1.47 (0.65–3.33) | 1.32 (0.61–2.86) |
Others | 0.48 (0.18–1.32) | 1.32 (0.65–2.69) | 0.91 (0.50–1.65) |
Region | |||
Northern (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Central | 0.53 (0.30–0.93)*** | 0.58 (0.39–0.88)*** | 0.56 (0.40–0.77)*** |
Southern | 0.55(0.30–0.98)*** | 0.64 (0.41–0.98)*** | 0.59 (0.42–0.83)*** |
Place of Residence | |||
Urban (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rural | 0.66(0.46–0.94)*** | 0.78 (0.62–0.99)*** | 0.74 (0.61–0.90)*** |
Education | |||
No education (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Primary | 1.07 (0.51–2.23) | 1.16 (0.70–1.92) | 1.12 (0.74–1.70) |
Secondary and higher | 1.37 (0.64–2.92) | 1.35(0.79–2.28) | 1.39 (0.91–2.13) |
Number of lifetime sexual partners | |||
One sexual partner (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Multiple sexual partners and others | 0.93 (0.69–1.25) | 1.18 (0.99–1.42) | 1.11 (0.95–1.29) |
Ever tested for HIV | |||
No (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 1.24 (0.95–1.62) | 1.36 (1.07–1.74)*** | 1.29 (1.03–1.55)*** |
Currently working | |||
No (Ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 1.37 (1.01–1.85)* | 1.04 (0.86–1.25) | 1.13(0.97–1.32) |