Table 3 Association of risky sexual behaviour with selected characteristics

Age

 15–17Ref

1

1

1

1

 18–19

4.34 (3.46–5.44)***

1.27 (0.89–1.78)

4.05 (2.94–5.67)***

0.86 (0.48–1.51)

 20–24

11.64 (9.46–14.32)***

1.12 (0.83–1.50)*

12.58 (9.24–17.13)***

0.70 (0.43–1.15)*

Education attainment

 Primary or less edu

1

1

1

1

 Sec

1.79 (1.29–2.49)***

1.98 (1.20–3.26)**

2.86 (2.05–3.98)***

3.40 (2.03–5.72)***

 Higher

3.90 (2.43–6.28)***

2.62 (1.40–4.88)**

25.69 (7.69–85.95)***

2.38 (1.07–5.30)**

Employment status

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

3.06 (2.21–4.25)***

0.92 (0.66–1.26)

3.76 (2.55–5.54)***

1.25 (0.82–1.89)

House size

 1–4

1

1

1

1

 5–6

0.89 (0.74–1.08)

0.83 (0.64–1.09)*

0.67 (0.50–0.89)**

1.65 (1.06–2.57)**

 7 + 

1.08 (0.89–1.29)*

0.67 (0.52–0.86)***

0.76 (0.58–0.99)**

1.63 (1.09–2.44)**

Family structure

 Male

1

1

1

1

 Female

1.47 (1.25–1.73)***

0.91 (0.73–1.44)*

0.73 (0.58–0.92)**

1.16 (0.83–1.62)**

Place of residence

 Urban

1

1

1

1

 Rural

1.10 (0.94–1.29)**

1.56 (1.27–1.92)***

0.90 (0.72–1.14)***

1.22 (0.87–1.70)**

Province of residence

 Western cape

1

1

1

1

 Eastern cape

2.76 (1.89–4.00)***

1.02 (0.60–1.70)

2,22 (1.23–4.10)***

1.78 (0.72–4.16)**

 Free state

1.23 (0.82–1.84)*

0.72 (0.39–1.33)

1.39 (0.72–2.71)**

0.74 (0.25–2.18)**

 Northern cape

1.36 (0.93–2.00)*

0.53 (0.29–0.95)**

1.40 (0.77–2.59)**

0.77 (0.29–2.03)

 Kwazulu-natal

1.36 (0.96–1.92)

1.12 (0.67–1.87)

1.23 (0.69–2.16)**

0.93 (0.37–2,29)*

 North West

1.99 (1.83–2.99)***

0.72 (0.40–1.28)

1.87 (0.99–3.49)**

0.36 (0.12–1.04)**

 Gauteng

2.23 (1.48–3.36)***

0.44 (0.24–0.79)**

2.34 (1.20–4.53)**

0.78 (0.29–2.10)*

 Mpumalanga

2.58 (1.77–3.76)***

0.75 (0.44–1.27)

1.65 (0.90–2.99)***

0.68 (0.25–1.69)***

 Limpopo

1.27 (0.88–1.82)

0.81 (0.47–1.40)

1.39 (0.70–2.46)***

0.76 (0.30–1.91)***

Ethnic diversity

 Homogenous

1

1

1

1

 Heterogeneous

0.43 (0.34–0.56)***

1.44 (0.97–2.13)*

0.43 (0.29–0.64)***

1.35 (0.70–2.50)**

Residential mobility

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.32 (1.09–1.60)**

0.77 (0.60–0.99)**

1,95 (1.45–2.63)***

1.10 (0.76–1.61)**

Community poverty

 Low

1

1

1

1

 High

1.26 (1.08–1.47)***

1.60 (1.30–1.98)***

1.14 (0.90–1.43)***

1.59 (1.14–2.22)***

Community media exposure to CP

 Low

1

1

1

1

 High

0.89 (0.76–1.04)*

0.64 (0.52–0.79)***

1.45 (1.15–1.82)***

0.50 (0.36–0.71)***

Community education

 Low

1

1

1

1

 High

0.95 (0.70–1.27)*

0.74 (0.50–1.09)*

1.60 (1.19–2.16)***

0.55 (0.35–0.86)**