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