Table 5 Linear regression analysis of socio-demographic correlates of parental/community support to adolescents’ utilisation of SRH services
Variable | Univariable regression | Multivariable regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Crude Coefficientβ | P-value | Confidence interval | Adjusted Coefficient (Adjusted β) | P-value | Confidence interval |
Study group | ||||||
Non-intervention group | 0.000 | Reference | Reference | 0.000 | Reference | Reference |
Intervention group | 0.006 | 0.863 | -0.060–0.071 | -0.007 | 0.819 | -0.074- 0.058 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 0.000 | Reference | Reference | 0.000 | Reference | Reference |
Female | -0.016 | 0.656 | -0.087- 0.054 | 0.010 | 0.790 | -0.063- 0.084 |
Age | 0.021 | 0.044 | 0.001–0.042 | 0.010 | 0.442 | -0.015- 0.036 |
Educational Level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Junior Secondary | 0.000 | Reference | Reference | 0.000 | Reference | Reference |
Senior Secondary | 0.071 | 0.040 | 0.003 - 0.139 | 0.053 | 0.203 | -0.029- 0.136 |
Location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 0.000 | Reference | Reference | 0.000 | Reference | Reference |
Urban | -0.005 | 0.865 | -0.071- 0.060 | 0.014 | 0.694 | -0.056- 0.084 |
Work for pay | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 0.000 | Reference | Reference | 0.000 | Reference | Reference |
Yes | 0.083 | 0.053 | -0.001- 0.167 | 0.095 | 0.042 | 0.003–0.185 |
Live with parent | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 0.000 | Reference | Reference | 0.000 | Reference | Reference |
Yes | -0.054 | 0.448 | -0.194- 0.086 | -0.048 | 0.500 | -0.191- 0.093 |