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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Sexual experience and HIV-related knowledge among Belgian university students: a questionnaire study

 

n

%

Sex

  

Female

357

79.3

Male

93

20.7

Age

  

18

104

23.1

19

113

25.1

20

41

9.1

21

104

23.1

22

40

8.9

23

23

5.1

24

17

3.8

25

8

1.8

Nationality (n = 448)

  

Belgian

442

98.7

Other

6

1.3

Study (n = 448)

  

Educational sciences

135

30.1

Linguistics and literature

98

21.9

Pharmaceutical sciences

93

20.8

Health care management and policy

43

9.6

Philosophy

26

5.8

Communication sciences

21

4.7

Moral sciences

13

2.9

Other

19

4.2

Religion

  

Catholic

270

60.1

Jewish

1

0.2

Muslim

3

0.7

Buddhist

2

0.4

No religion

168

37.4

Other

5

1.1

Sexual orientation (n = 448)

  

Heterosexual

428

95.5

Homosexual

12

2.7

Bisexual

8

1.8

Relationship

  

Yes

252

56.1

No

197

43.9

Sexual experience

  

Yes

363

80.8

No

86

19.1

Number of sex partners

  

0

86

19.2

1

145

32.4

2

83

11.4

3

51

11.4

4

30

6.7

5

19

4.2

> 5

34

7.6

Contraception women ( n = 292)

  

Contraception pill

246

84.2

Coïtus interruptus

9

3.1

Condom

135

46.2

Spiral

4

1.4

Other

16

5.5

Contraception men ( n = 70)

  

Contraception pill (female partner)

28

40.0

Coïtus interruptus

1

1.4

Condom

49

70.0

Spiral (female partner)

2

2.9

Other

1

1.4

STD

  

Yes

6

1.3

No

441

98.7

Tested on STD’s

  

Yes

76

16.9

No

373

83.1