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. 2024 Dec 24;11:1512590. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1512590

Table 2.

Sexual behavior of study participants (n = 193).

Behavior MA ± SD n (%)
Risky sexual behavior, n (%)
No 43 (22.3)
Yes 150 (77.7)
Age at first sexual relation
Years, MA ± SD 17.3 ± 2.4
Sexual partners > 10, n (%)
No 153 (79.3)
Yes 40 (20.7)
Sexual relation in the last 12 months, n (%)
No 130 (67.4)
Yes 63 (32.6)
Fixed partner in the last 12 months, n (%)
No 68 (35.2)
Yes 125 (64.8)
Condom use
At first sexual relation, n (%)
No 54 (28.0)
Yes 139 (72.0)
At last sexual relation*, n (%)
No 19 (30.2)
Yes 44 (69.8)
At last relation with fixed partner in the last 12 months**, n (%)
No 79 (63.2)
Yes 46 (36.8)
In all sexual relations with fixed partner***, n (%)
No 23 (50.0)
Yes 23 (50.0)
In relation with hookups/casual encounters in the last 12 months****, n (%)
No 19 (30.2)
Yes 44 (69.8)
In all sexual relations with hookups/casual encounters*****, n (%)
No 27 (61.4)
Yes 17 (38.6)
Sexual relation
With known individuals on the internet, n (%)
No 137 (71.0)
Yes 56 (29.0)
With hookups/casual encounters in the last 12 months, n (%)
No 130 (67.4)
Yes 63 (32.6)
Under the influence of alcohol, n (%)
No 57 (29.5)
Yes 136 (70.5)
Under the influence of Marijuana, n (%)
No 147 (76.2)
Yes 46 (23.8)
Under the influence of crack, n (%)
No 191 (99.0)
Yes 2 (1.0)
Under the influence of cigarettes, n (%)
No 157 (81.3)
Yes 36 (18.7)
Under the influence of cocaine, n (%)
No 191 (99.0)
Yes 2 (1.0)

MA, mean arithmetic; SD, standard deviation; n, frequency of categories in absolute number; %, frequency of categories in percentage; *Refers to students who engaged in sexual activity in the past 12 months; **Relative frequency calculated considering a sample of 125 students with a steady partner; ***Relative frequency calculated considering a sample of 46 students who used condoms during their last encounter with a steady partner in the past 12 months; ****Relative frequency calculated considering a sample of 68 students without a steady partner; ***** Relative frequency calculated considering a sample of 44 students who used condoms in encounters with casual partners in the past 12 months.