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Table 6 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the predictors of contraceptive use among participants who ever had sex (N = 164)

From: Use of contraceptives and associated factors among male adolescents in rural secondary schools, Coast Region, Tanzania: a school-based cross-sectional study

Variables

p-value

COR

95% C.I

p-value

AOR

95% C.I

Contraceptive knowledge

 Inadequate

-

1

-

-

1

-

 Adequate

0.005

2.679

1.342–5.347

0.014

2.704

1.220–5.995

Age group

 13–16

-

1

-

-

1

-

 17–19

0.011

3.400

1.329–8.698

0.12

2.299

0.805–6.566

Types of School

 Government School

-

1

-

-

1

-

 Private School

0.048

2.09

1.007–4.340

0.01

4.347

1.758–10.762

Relationship status

 No

-

1

-

-

1

-

 Yes

0.002

3.347

1.540–7.274

0.006

3.51

1.421–8.670

  1. Abbreviations: COR Crude Odds ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, p Statistical significance at < 0.05 level, 1 Category reference