Table 4 Factors associated with early age sexual initiation among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 (weighted sample n = 12033)
Variables | Early sexual initiation | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Residence | ||||
Urban | 1138 (28) | 1194 (15) | Ref | Ref |
Rural | 2930 (72) | 6771 (85) | 2.20 (2.01, 2.42) | 1.31 (1.11, 1.55)a |
Wealth Index | ||||
Poorest | 702 (17.3) | 1552 (19.4) | Ref | Ref |
Poorer | 627 (15.4) | 1686 (21.2) | 1.22 (1.07, 1.38) | 1.28 (1.92, 1.46)a |
Middle | 716 (17.6) | 1638 (20.6) | 1.04 (0.91, 1.17) | 1.12 (0.98, 1.27) |
Richer | 760 (18.7) | 1537 (19.3) | 0.92 (0.81, 1.04) | 1.10 (0.97, 1.25) |
Richest | 1263 (31.0) | 1552 (19.5) | 0.56 (0.49, 0.62) | 1.46 (1.23, 1.74)a |
Marital Status | ||||
Single | 251 (6.2) | 149 (1.9) | Ref | Ref |
Married | 3401 (83.6) | 6816 (85.6) | 3.37 (2.74, 4.15) | 1.71 (1.36, 2.15)a |
Widowed | 109 (2.7) | 321 (4.0) | 4.96 (3.69, 6.68) | 2.63 (1.92, 3.61)a |
Divorced | 209 (5.1) | 547 (6.9) | 4.41 (3.41, 5.70) | 2.32 (1.77, 3.06)a |
Separated | 98 (2.4) | 132 (1.7) | 2.25 (1.62, 3.13) | 1.31 (0.92, 1.86) |
Education | ||||
No education | 1889 (46.4) | 5206 (65.4) | 10.50 (8.52, 12.94) | 9.58 (7.60, 12.08)a |
Primary | 1214 (29.8) | 2286 (28.7) | 7.2 (5.79, 8.88) | 6.59 (5.25, 8.27)a |
Secondary | 512 (12.6) | 354 (4.4) | 2.64 (2.07, 3.36) | 2.51 (1.96, 3.21)a |
Higher | 453 (11.1) | 119 (1.5) | Ref | Ref |
Currently pregnant | ||||
No or unsure | 3634 (89.3) | 7263 (91.2) | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 434 (10.7) | 702 (8.8) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) |
Ever had terminated | ||||
No | 3700 (91.0) | 7098 (89.1) | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 368 (9.0) | 867 (10.9) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) |