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Table 4 Predictors of condom use by sexually active adolescents at last vagina intercourse using binomial logistic regression

From: Differences in sexual behaviour and sexual practices of adolescents in Nigeria based on sex and self-reported HIV status

Predictors of condom use during last vagina sex act

Variables

Unadjusted Odds ratio

Standard error

P value

Confidence interval

Age: 17 – 19 years

1.59

0.44

0.08

0.93 – 2.73

Female

0.43

0.11

0.001

0.26 – 0.70

Self-reported HIV negative status

1.31

0.48

0.46

0.64 – 2.70

Self-reported HIV positive status

1.15

0.32

0.61

0.67 – 2.00

Engaged in anal sex in last 12 months

0.18

0.12

0.009

0.05 – 0.65

Engaged in oral sex in last 12 months

1.42

0.44

0.26

0.77 – 2.62

Have sex with someone 10 years or more older

1.35

0.66

0.54

0.51 – 3.52

Know where to obtain a condom

0.73

0.19

0.24

0.44 – 1.23

Had genital discharge in last 12 months

1.47

0.45

0.20

0.82 – 2.67

Had genital itching in last 12 months

0.46

0.17

0.04

0.22 – 0.96

Had genital ulcers in last 12 months

1.56

0.47

0.14

0.87 – 2.83

Have good knowledge of HIV transmission

1.12

0.34

0.69

0.63 – 2.02

Have good knowledge of HIV prevention

1.80

0.63

0.09

0.91 – 3.57

Have concurrent sexual partnerships

0.39

0.20

0.07

0.14 – 1.08

_Cons

0.69

0.26

0.32

0.33 – 1.45