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Table 5 Multivariable Logistic Regression Showing Odds of Parent Recommendation to Wait to Have Sex at 18 Months Post-Baseline as a Function of PSUNC Cognitive Precursors at Baseline [95% Confidence Interval] (p-value)

From: Impact of a parent-child sexual communication campaign: results from a controlled efficacy trial of parents

 

Outcome Variable: Parent Recommendation to Wait to Have Sex, 18 Months Post-Baseline

Baseline Independent Variables (Cognitive Precursors)

Mothers

Fathers

Wait Until Older Norm Index

1.21

[1.04, 1.41] (0.016)

1.15

[1.01, 1.31] (0.033)

Self-Efficacy Scale

0.99

[0.88, 1.11] (0.804)

0.92

[0.82, 1.03] (0.134)

Short-term Expectation Scale

1.04

[0.97, 1.11] (0.323)

1.13

[1.04, 1.22] (0.002)

Long-term Expectation Index

1.16

[1.03, 1.30] (0.017)

1.41

[1.23, 1.61] (0.001)

  1. Notes: Model controls for the following variables measured at baseline: parent recommendation to wait to have sex (at baseline); child gender; parent marital status; highest educational attainment; race/ethnicity; parent age; employment status; family structure; whether child has computer, cable television, or Internet in his or her bedroom; treatment condition; metropolitan statistical area urban status; and parental involvement. Bold odds ratios are statistically significant at p < 0.05.