Table 3 Correlates of early sexual debut

Sex

 Male (RC)

 Female

1.594

1.312–1.938

< 0.001

Age

 8–10

0.279

0.123–0.629

0.002

 11–13

0.314

0.207–0.478

< 0.001

 14–17 (RC)

Education

 No education/Primary (RC)

 JHS

2.509

1.316–4.784

0.005

 SHS/Voc./Tech./Com.

9.080

4.572–18.032

< 0.001

 Tertiary

21.241

9.747–46.285

< 0.001

Marital Status

 Married (RC)

 Not married

0.164

0.078–0.341

< 0.001

Ecological zone

 Coastal (RC)

 Middle

0.668

0.542–0.825

< 0.001

 Northern

0.456

0.341–0.610

< 0.001

Religion

 Christianity (RC)

 Islam

1.988

1.531–2.581

< 0.001

 Other

2.397

1.531–3.753

< 0.001

Living arrangements

 Both biological parents (RC)

 Biological mother alone

1.400

1.096–1.788

0.007

 Biological father alone

1.518

1.009–2.283

0.045

 Other

1.316

1.040–1.666

0.022

Access to the Internet

 No (RC)

 Yes

1.668

1.245–2.234

0.001