Alcohol use and extramarital sex among men in Cameroon

Table 3 Factors associated with extramarital sex in Cameroonian men identified by multiple regression analysis

Characteristic	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value
Drank alcohol before last intercourse
no	1	-	-
yes	1.70	1.40–2.05	< 0.001
Head of household
no	1	-	-
yes	0.17	0.14–0.22	< 0.001
Man's age
15–29 yrs	1	-	-
30–44 years	3.06	2.16–4.27	< 0.001
45–59 years	4.10	3.50–5.71	< 0.001
Education
primary or less	1	-	-
secondary or higher	1.25	1.10–1.45	< 0.001
Religion
Christians	1	-	-
Others	0.90	0.81–1.04	0.086
Age of first intercourse
< 16 yrs	1	-	-
16–19 years	0.81	0.72–0.90	< 0.001
> 19 years	0.74	0.65–0.87	< 0.001
Wealth index
low	1	-	-
high	1.71	1.50–1.98	< 0.001
Residence
rural	1	-	-
urban	1.13	0.90–1.42	0.245
Condom use during last intercourse
no	1	-	-
yes	10.50	8.10–13.66	< 0.001

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