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. 2011 Jun 22;11:490. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-490

Table 2.

Distribution of factors associated with condom use at the last sexual intercourse among 143 sexually active adolescents in four districts in Tanzania, 2008.

Variable Condom use at last sex P-value*

YES NO
n (%) n (%)
Multiple sexual partners in the last 12 months 0.863
 No 33 (39.8%) 50 (60.2%)
 Yes 23 (38.3%) 37 (61.7%)
Sex 0.658
 Female 33 (40.7%) 48 (59.3%)
 Male 23 (37.1%) 39 (62.9%)
Age (years) 0.010
 10 - 14 5 (17.9%) 23 (82.1%)
 15 - 19 51 (44.4%) 64 (55.6%)
District of residence 0.001
 Kigoma 7 (46.7%) 8 (53.3%)
 Kilombero 22 (56.4%) 17 (43.6%)
 Rufiji 6 (14.0%) 37 (86.0%)
 Ulanga 21 (45.7%) 25 (54.4%)
If you wish, could you get a condom? 0.049**
 No 2 (14.3%) 12 (85.7%)
 Yes 54 (41.9%) 75 (58.1%)
Do you know that it is possible to get a HIV test if you wish? 0.041**
 No 3 (16.7%) 15 (83.3%)
 Yes 53 (42.4%) 72 (57.6%)

* Based on Pearson Chi-Square test

** Fisher's exact test for a contingency table with an expected cell count of < 5