Table 2 Bivariate association between extramarital sex and selected characteristics of married Cameroonian men, 2004
From: Alcohol use and extramarital sex among men in Cameroon
Characteristic | Extramarital sex | OR (95%CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No | Yes | Â | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–29 | 490 | 266 | 1 | - |
30–44 | 1001 | 206 | 8.95 (7.24–11.06) | < 0.001 |
45–59 | 626 | 87 | 13.25 (10.13–17.38) | < 0.001 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No school | 418 | 35 | 1 | - |
Primary | 802 | 204 | 3.04 (2.10–4.48) | < 0.001 |
Secondary or higher | 897 | 323 | 4.30 (3.00–6.29) | < 0.001 |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poor | 794 | 98 | 1 | - |
Middle | 674 | 220 | 2.64 (2.03–3.46) | < 0.001 |
Rich | 649 | 244 | 3.34 (2.34–3.98) | < 0.001 |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 1087 | 189 | 1 | - |
Urban | 1029 | 373 | 2.08 (1.72–2.54) | < 0.001 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Christians | 1379 | 420 | 1 | - |
Muslims | 443 | 80 | 0.59 (0.45–0.77) | < 0.001 |
Others | 294 | 62 | 0.69 (0.51–0.93) | 0.014 |
Age at first intercourse (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 16 | 346 | 155 | 1 | - |
16–19 | 956 | 289 | 0.67 (0.54–0.85) | 0.001 |
> 19 | 809 | 114 | 0.31 (0.24–0.41) | < 0.001 |
Head of the household | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 229 | 221 | 1 | - |
Yes | 1888 | 340 | 0.19 (0.15–0.23) | < 0.001 |
Drank alcohol before the last intercourse | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 1540 | 323 | 1 | - |
Respondent only | 373 | 88 | 1.12 (0.86–1.47) | 0.378 |
Partner only | 31 | 8 | 1.23 (0.48–2.27) | 0.605 |
Both respondent and partner | 169 | 62 | 1.75 (1.25–2.42) | < 0.001 |
Condom use during the last intercourse | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 2025 | 225 | 1 | Â |
Yes | 158 | 270 | 14.28 (12.50–20.00) | < 0.001 |