Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually-experienced adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand: findings from a school web-based survey

Table 4 Factors associated with risky sexual behavior (RSB) among sexually-active adolescents in Bangkok, 2020 (n = 872)

Variables	Categories	RSB n (%)		COR	(95% CI)	AOR	(95%CI)
Variables	Categories	No (n = 266)	Yes (n = 606)	COR	(95% CI)	AOR	(95%CI)
Uses cannabis	No	259 (31.9)	553 (68.1)	1
Uses cannabis	Yes	7 (11.7)	53 (88.3)	3.55**	1.59–7.91	2.84*	1.23–6.56
Drinks alcohol	No	169 (32.8)	346 (67.2)	1
Drinks alcohol	Yes	97 (27.2)	260 (72.8)	1.34	0.97–1.76	1.09	0.79–1.51
Smokes cigarettes	No	233 (34.0)	452 (66.0)	1
Smokes cigarettes	Yes	33 (17.6)	154 (82.4)	2.41**	2.41–3.62	1.79*	1.12–2.88
Uses e-cigarettes	No	225 (32.6)	466 (67.4)	1
Uses e-cigarettes	Yes	41 (22.7)	140 (77.3)	1.65*	1.12–2.42	1.08	0.69–1.68
Gambles	No	205 (34.9)	382 (65.1)	1
Gambles	Yes	61 (21.4)	224 (78.6)	1.55*	1.40–2.67	1.81*	1.28–2.55
Uses birth control	Yes	218 (36.3)	382 (63.7)	1
Uses birth control	No	48 (17.6)	224 (82.4)	2.66**	1.87–3.79	2.74**	2.91–3.93
Was sexually abused*	No	238 (31.6)	515 (68.4)	1
Was sexually abused*	Yes	28 (23.5)	91 (76.5)	1.65	1.06–2.59	1.60*	1.03–2.56

*p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.001. Controlling for socio-demographic characteristics

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