Table 3.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Participants by Group (n = 98).
| WhatsApp education group (n = 32) |
Conventional education group (n = 35) |
Control group (n = 31) |
Total | Chi-square p-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p |
| Place of living | |||||
| Village | 6 (18.8) | 3 (8.6) | 5 (16.1) | 14 (14.3) | |
| Town | 7 (21.9) | 12 (34.3) | 7 (22.6) | 26 (26.5) | 0.830 |
| City | 12 (37.5) | 14 (40.0) | 13 (41.9) | 39 (39.8) | |
| Metropolis | 7 (21.9) | 6 (17.1) | 6 (19.4) | 19 (19.4) | |
| Income level | – | ||||
| Low | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Middle | 32 (100.0) | 35 (100.0) | 30 (96.8) | 97 (99.0) | |
| Mother’s education status | |||||
| Primary education | 23 (71.9) | 23 (65.7) | 19 (61.3) | 65 (66.4) | 0.384 |
| Middle school | 5 (15.6) | 10 (28.6) | 6 (19.4) | 21 (21.4) | |
| High school or uni. | 4 (12.5) | 2 (5.7) | 6 (19.4) | 12 (12.2) | |
| Father’s education status | |||||
| Primary education | 20 (62.5) | 18 (51.4) | 9 (29.0) | 47 (48.0) | 0.051 |
| Middle school | 3 (9.4) | 9 (25.7) | 8 (25.8) | 20 (20.4) | |
| High school or uni. | 9 (28.1) | 8 (22.9) | 14 (45.2) | 31 (31.6) | |
| Sexual knowledge | |||||
| Sufficient | 14 (43.8) | 12 (34.3) | 14 (45.2) | 40 (40.8) | 0.614 |
| Not sufficient | 18 (56.2) | 23 (65.7) | 17 (54.8) | 58 (59.2) | |
| The person whose sexuality is easy to talk about | |||||
| Mother | 14 (43.7) | 21 (60.0) | 16 (51.6) | 51 (52.0) | 0.713 |
| Sisters/friends | 12 (37.5) | 8 (22.9) | 10 (32.3) | 30 (30.6) | |
| None | 6 (18.8) | 6 (17.1) | 5 (16.1) | 17 (17.3) | |
| Sexual health-related counseling services on campus | |||||
| Necessary/should be | 29 (90.6) | 27 (77.1) | 25 (80.6) | 81 (82.7) | 0.325 |
| Unnecessary/ shouldn't be | 3 (9.4) | 8 (22.9) | 6 (19.4) | 17 (17.3) | |
| Premarital sex | |||||
| Approved | 3 (9.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.1) | 4 (4.1) | – |
| Not approved | 28 (90.3) | 35 (100.0) | 31 (96.9) | 94 (95.9) | |
| Is romantic relationship important in sexuality? | |||||
| Important | 22 (68.8) | 23 (65.7) | 21 (67.7) | 66 (67.3) | 0.964 |
| Nonimportant | 10 (31.3) | 12 (34.3) | 10 (32.3) | 32 (32.7) | |
| Sexual experience | |||||
| No | 32 (100.0) | 35 (100.0) | 31(100.0) | 98 (100.0) | |