Variables | All (n = 411) | Male (n = 271) | Female (n = 140) | p value |
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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) |