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Table 4 Predictors of sexual risk behaviour in females

From: Predictors of sexual risk behaviour among adolescents from welfare institutions in Malaysia: a cross sectional study

Variable

Multivariate modelling

 

B

OR

P

95%CI

Alcohol use

    

Yes

0.86

2.37

0.002

1.36-4.13

No

 

1.00

 

Ref

Family connectedness

    

High

1.14

3.13

0.001

1.64-5.95

Low

 

1.00

 

Ref

Self-esteem

    

Low

0.68

1.97

0.002

1.28-3.04

High

 

1.00

 

Ref

  1. The sample size included in the logistic regression is less than the total sample of 599 due to missing data for some variables. Other variables entered: Age, race, tobacco use, illicit drug use, family structure, parental monitoring, peer pressure, pubertal onset and self-esteem. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit chi square = 8.18 (df = 8), p = 0.42.
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