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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and sexual behavior factors

From: Prevalence and correlates of HIV-risky sexual behaviors among students attending the Medical and Social Welfare Center of the University of Maroua, Cameroon

Variables

All (n = 411)

Male (n = 271)

Female (n = 140)

p value

N (%) or mean (standard deviation)a

Sex

 Male

271 (65.9)

   

 Female

140 (34.1)

   

Age (years)

24.6 (4.6)

25.2 (5.0)

23.5 (3.4)

0.201

Area of origin

 Urban

345 (83.9)

217 (80.1)

128 (91.4)

0.004

 Rural

66 (16.1)

54 (19.9)

12 (8.6)

Marital status of parents of household

 Monogamous

241 (58.6)

144 (53.1)

97 (69.3)

0.002

 Polygamous

135 (32.8)

105 (38.8)

30 (21.4)

 Single parent

35 (8.5)

22 (8.1)

13 (9.3)

Educational level of head of household

 Low (less than primary)

113 (27.5)

87 (32.1)

26 (18.6)

0.004

 High (secondary and higher)

298 (72.5)

184 (67.9)

114 (81.4)

Academic level

 Undergraduate

281 (68.4)

196 (72.3)

85 (60.7)

0.017

 Graduate

130 (31.6)

75 (27.7)

55 (39.3)

Type of studies

 Science

195 (47.4)

140 (51.7)

55 (39.3)

0.017

 Humanities, arts and social sciences

216 (52.6)

131 (48.3)

85 (60.73)

Accommodation

 Single

189 (46.0)

120 (44.3)

69 (49.3)

0.002

 Collocation

143 (34.8)

109 (40.2)

34 (24.3)

 In family

79 (19.2)

42 (15.5)

37 (26.4)

Marital status

 Married

48 (11.7)

31 (11.4)

17 (12.1)

0.833

 Single

363 (88.3)

240 (88.6)

123 (87.9)

Religious affiliation

 Catholic

193 (46.9)

121 (44.7)

72 (51.5)

0.410

 Protestant

134 (32.6)

91 (33.6)

43 (30.7)

 Muslim

48 (11.7)

31 (11.4)

17 (12.1)

 Pentecostal

36 (8.8)

28 (10.3)

8 (5.7)

Had sexual education at school

 Yes

289 (70.3)

184 (67.9)

105 (75.0)

0.136

 No

122 (29.7)

87 (32.1)

35 (25.0)

Had ever discussed with parent about sexuality

 Yes

228 (55.5)

137 (50.6)

91 (65.0)

0.005

 No

183 (44.5)

134 (49.4)

49 (35.0)

Had ever watched pornography

 Yes

330 (80.3)

236 (87.1)

94 (67.1)

<0.0001

 No

81 (19.7)

35 (12.9)

46 (32.9)

Age at the first pornographic viewing

 Low (<18)

195 (59.1)

146 (61.9)

49 (52.1)

0.105

 High (≥18)

135 (40.9)

90 (38.1)

45 (47.9)

Previously had sex

 Yes

332 (80.8)

225 (83)

107 (76.4)

0.109

 No

79 (19.2)

46 (17)

33 (23.6)

Age at sexual debut

 Low (<18)

184 (55.4)

137 (60.9)

47 (43.9)

0.004

 High (≥18)

148 (44.6)

88 (39.1)

60 (56.1)

Condom use during the first sexual intercourse

 Yes

188 (56.6)

109 (48.4)

79 (73.8)

<0.0001

 No

144 (43.4)

116 (51.6)

28 (26.2)

Had drunk alcohol before the first sexual intercourse

 Yes

21 (6.3)

18 (8)

3 (2.8)

0.072

 No

311 (93.7)

207 (92)

104 (97.2)

Sexual partner of the first sexual intercourse

 Spouse

24 (7.2)

11 (4.9)

13 (12.1)

<0.0001

 Boy/girlfriend

237 (71.4)

148 (65.8)

89 (83.2)

 Prostitute

10 (3.0)

10 (4.4)

0 (0)

 Others

61 (18.4)

56 (24.9)

5 (4.7)

Number of lifetime sexual partner

 Low (<3)

121 (36.4)

64 (28.4)

57 (53.3)

<0.0001

 High (≥3)

211 (63.6)

161 (71.6)

50 (46.7)

Having had casual sexual partner

 Yes

163 (49.1)

142 (63.1)

21 (19.6)

<0.0001

 No

169 (50.9)

83 (36.9)

86 (80.4)

Inconsistent condom use with new sexual partner

 Yes

144 (43.4)

116 (51.6)

28 (26.2)

0.302

 No

188 (56.6)

109 (48.4)

79 (73.8)

  1. aCategorical variables are described using their frequencies and percentages (in brackets); continuous variables are described using their means and standard deviations