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Table 3 Adjusted multivariate model of abortion method reporting by gender, sexual status, and school

From: Brazilian adolescents’ knowledge and beliefs about abortion methods: a school-based internet inquiry

 

Unadjusted Odds of Reporting an abortion method (95% C.I.)

Adjusted Odds of Reporting an abortion method (95% C.I.)

Gender

  

 Girls (n = 214)

3.4 (2.1-5.5)

4.2 (2.4-7.2)

 Boys (n = 131)

Ref

Ref

Sexual debut

  

 Yes

Ref

Ref

 No

0.43 (0.3-0.62)

1.76 (1.1-3.0)

Knows a peer who has had an abortion

  

 Yes

2.2 (1.5-3.5)

1.62 (1.3-2.8)

 No

Ref

Ref

School

  

 Technical middle school (n = 62)

0.35 (.16-.77)

Ref

 Technical high school (n = 227)

0.88 (.47-1.6)

 

 Magnet high school (n = 45)

Ref

2.7(1.4-6.3)