Table 2 Association (Crude Odds ratios, 95% Confidence Interval) between socio-demographic variables, mental health, and alcohol consumption patterns with recent experience of sexual coercion among Ugandan university students

Age

≤ 22

124 (14.6)

1 (Ref)

34 (8.1)

1 (Ref)

90 (20.7)

1 (Ref)

>22

124 (19.0)

1.37 (1.04–1.80)

64 (15.6)

2.08 (1.34–3.23)

60 (24.8)

1.26 (.86–1.82)

Area of growing up

Urban

126 (14.8)

1 (Ref)

43 (9.9)

1 (Ref)

83 (20.0)

1 (Ref)

Rural

127 (18.2)

1.28 (.97–1.67)

56 (13.5)

1.41 (.93–2.16)

71 (25.2)

1.35 (.94–1.93)

Educational level of head of the household

> Primary education

170 (15.4)

1 (Ref)

59 (10.2)

1 (Ref)

111 (21.2)

1 (Ref)

≤ Primary education

82 (19.3)

1.31 (.98–-1.75)

42 (16.0)

1.67 (1.09-2.55)

40 (24.8)

1.22 (.81-1.85)

Importance of religion

Major

153 (15.8)

1 (Ref)

58 (11.6)

1 (Ref)

95 (20.4)

1 (Ref)

Minor

101 (17.2)

1.10 (.84–1.45)

42 (12.0)

1.04 (.68–1.59)

59 (24.9)

1.29 (.89–1.87)

Mental health

Good mental health

68 (8.9)

1 (Ref)

30 (6.7)

1 (Ref)

38 (12.1)

1 (Ref)

Poor mental health

180 (23.9)

3.21 (2.38–4.33)

66 (17.1)

2.90 (1.84–4.57)

114 (30.9)

3.24 (2.16–4.86)

Alcohol consumption in the past 12 months

Abstainers

125 (14.8)

1 (Ref)

40 (9.4)

1 (Ref)

85 (20.3)

1 (Ref)

Infrequent users

78 (15.5)

1.05 (.77–1.43)

38 (12.1)

1.04 (.68–1.59)

40 (21.1)

1.33 (.83–2.12)

Frequent users

34 (27.2)

2.14 (1.38–3.32)

21 (23.6)

2.21 (1.07–4.55)

13 (36.1)

2.97 (1.65–-5.35)

Alcohol consumption on the occasion of sexual intercourse^1,2

Infrequent users

54 (16.5)

1 (Ref)

29 (14.4)

1 (Ref)

25 (19.8)

1 (Ref)

Frequent users

31 (38.3)

3.14 (1.84–5.37)

17 (29.8)

2.53 (1.27–5.05)

14 (58.3)

5.65 (2.24–14.22)