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. 2024 Mar 8;24:742. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18183-9

Table 2.

Behavioral characteristics among college students who had sex in the last year

Variables Total (N = 1430) Condom-using group (n = 1170) Condomless sex group (n = 260) χ 2 P Value
Sexual orientation 9.903 0.002
 Heterosexual 1222(85.5) 1016(86.8) 206(79.2)
 Non-heterosexual 208(14.5) 154(13.2) 54(20.8)
Seeking sexual partners 9.120 0.010
 Internet 416(29.1) 333(28.5) 83(31.9)
 Non-Internet 579(40.5) 495(42.3) 84(32.3)
 Both 435(30.4) 342(29.2) 93(35.8)
Ever having vaginal sex 15.604 < 0.001
 Yes 1305(91.3) 1084(92.6) 221(85.0)
 No 125(8.7) 86(7.4) 39(15.0)
Ever having oral sex 9.796 0.002
 Yes 925(64.7) 735(62.8) 190(73.1)
 No 505(35.3) 435(37.2) 70(26.9)
Ever having anal sex 42.063 < 0.001
 Yes 127(8.9) 77(6.6) 50(19.2)
 No 1303(91.1) 1093(93.4) 210(80.8)
Ever having heterosexual intercourse 11.165 0.001
 Yes 1353(94.6) 1118(95.6) 235(90.4)
 No 77(5.4) 52(4.4) 25(9.6)
Age at sexual debut 36.176 < 0.001
 < 18 290(20.3) 202(17.3) 88(33.8)
 ≥18 11,140(79.7) 968(82.7) 172(66.2)
Condom use at first sex 198.763 < 0.001
 Yes 1095(76.6) 983(84.0) 112(43.1)
 No 335(23.4) 187(16.0) 148(56.9)
The number of types of intimate partner violence experienced a 62.016 < 0.001
 No intimate partner 48(3.4) 35(3.0) 13(5.0)
 No experience 1114(77.9) 946(80.9) 168(64.6)
 One 177(12.4) 141(12.1) 36(13.8)
 Two 42(2.9) 22(1.8) 20(7.7)
 Three 49(3.4) 26(2.2) 23(8.9)
Ever having HIV testing 1.793 0.196
 Yes 109(7.6) 84(7.2) 25(9.6)
 No 1321(92.4) 1086(92.8) 235(90.4)
Awareness of HIV-related knowledge 3.338 0.068
 Yes 1193(83.4) 986(84.3) 207(79.6)
 No 237(16.6) 184(15.7) 53(20.4)
Willingness to receive HIV-related education 9.923 0.002
 Yes 1338(93.6) 1106(94.5) 232(89.2)
 No 92(6.4) 64(5.5) 28(10.8)

aTypes of intimate partner violence experienced included physical, verbal, and sexual types