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Table 2 Individual compositional and community contextual factors associated with sexual behaviour among Nigerian women identified by multivariable multilevel logistic regression

From: A multilevel analysis of effect of neighbourhood and individual wealth status on sexual behaviour among women: evidence from Nigeria 2003 Demographic and Health Survey

 

Empty model

Model with individual variables

Model with individual and community variables

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Individual variables

   

Age groups

   

   15 – 24

 

reference

reference

   25 – 34

 

0.57 (0.43, 0.77)***

0.59 (0.44, 0.79)***

   > 35

 

0.35 (0.24, 0.53)***

0.36 (0.24, 0.54)***

Level of education

   

   No school

 

reference

reference

   Primary

 

0.97 (0.64, 1.48)

0.88 (0.57, 1.36)

   Secondary/higher

 

1.63 (1.06, 2.50)*

1.53 (0.99, 2.38)

Wealth index

   

   Low

 

1.83 (1.14, 2.94)*

1.95 (1.08, 3.50)*

   Middle

 

1.51 (1.07, 2.12)*

1.69 (1.14, 2.51)**

   High

 

reference

reference

Past alcohol use (days)

   

   No

 

reference

reference

   1

 

2.61 (1.35, 5.06)**

2.70 (1.41, 5.17)**

   2

 

4.69 (2.27, 9.69)***

4.42 (2.14, 9.13)***

   3+

 

3.83 (2.49, 5.89)***

3.47 (2.25, 5.34)***

Marital status

   

   Never married

 

reference

reference

   Currently married

 

0.05 (0.01, 0.09)***

0.05 (0.01, 0.09)***

   Formerly married

 

0.16 (0.10, 0.23)***

0.15 (0.10, 0.23)***

Religion

   

   Christian

 

reference

reference

   Muslim

 

0.58 (0.41, 0.83)**

0.72 (0.49, 1.07)

   Others

 

0.54 (0.19, 1.51)

0.52 (0.19, 1.46)

Community covariates

   

Community economic status

   

   Low

  

0.90 (0.53, 0.97)*

   Middle

  

0.73 (0.48, 0.87)**

   High

  

reference

Place of residence

   

   Rural

  

1.01 (0.71, 1.44)

   Urban

  

reference

Region

   

   North central

  

reference

   North East

  

1.08 (0.63, 1.83)

   North west

  

0.44 (0.24, 0.81)*

   South East

  

0.71 (0.44, 1.17)

   South south

  

1.56 (0.97, 2.51)

   South west

  

0.76 (0.47, 1.24)

Intercept

0.10 (0.09, 0.12)***

2.12 (1.22, 3.71)**

2.40 (1.11, 5.17)*

Random effects

   

Community random variance (SE)

1.51 (0.20)***

0.51 (0.14)***

0.39 (0.13)**

Variance partition coefficient (%)

31.4

13.4

10.5

Explained variance (%)

reference

66.3

74.3

Model fit statistics

   

   DIC

4366

2050

2044

  1. Abbreviations: OR – Odds ratio, CI – Confidence interval, SE – Standard error, DIC – Deviance information criterion
  2. * p < .05, ** p < .01, and *** p < .001