Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of sexually active students in the past one year
| |
Total (n = 665) |
Male (n = 518) |
Female (n = 147) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
|
Age (yrs) |
|
|
|
|
| < 20 years |
327 (49.2) |
243 (46.9) |
84 (57.1) |
0.04 |
| ≥ 20 years |
338 (50.8) |
275 (53.1) |
63 (42.9) |
|
|
Secondary school class |
|
|
|
|
| Ordinary-level |
105 (15.8) |
71 (13.7) |
34 (23.1) |
0.01 |
| Advanced-level |
560 (84.2) |
447 (86.3) |
113 (76.9) |
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
| Christian |
461 (69.3) |
359 (69.3) |
102 (69.4) |
1.00 |
| Other |
204 (30.7) |
159 (30.7) |
45 (30.6) |
|
|
Family structure |
|
|
|
|
| Both biological parents |
317 (47.7) |
256 (49.4) |
61 (41.8) |
0.20 |
| One biological parent |
105 (15.8) |
82 (15.8) |
23 (15.8) |
|
| Other |
242 (36.5) |
180 (34.8) |
62 (42.4) |
|
|
Father's or guardian's job |
|
|
|
|
| Employed |
596 (94.8) |
466 (95.1) |
130 (93.5) |
0.60 |
| Unemployed |
33 (5.2) |
24 (4.9) |
9 (6.5) |
|
|
Wealth Index |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
207 (31.1) |
165 (31.9) |
42 (28.6) |
0.31 |
| Middle |
231 (34.7) |
184 (35.5) |
47 (32.0) |
|
| High |
227 (34.2) |
169 (32.6) |
58 (39.4) |
|
|
Alcohol use in the past one year |
|
|
|
|
| No |
439 (66.0) |
338 (65.3) |
101 (68.7) |
0.50 |
| Yes |
226 (34.0) |
180 (34.7) |
46 (31.3) |
|
|
Drug use in the past one year |
|
|
|
|
| No |
583 (87.7) |
446 (86.1) |
137 (93.2) |
0.03 |
| Yes |
82 (12.3) |
72 (13.9) |
10 (6.8) |
|
|
Cigarette use in the past one year |
|
|
|
|
| No |
584 (87.8) |
445 (85.9) |
139 (94.6) |
0.01 |
| Yes |
81 (12.2) |
73(12.1) |
8 (5.4) |
|
|
Self-esteema |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
310 (46.8) |
246 (47.6) |
64 (43.8) |
0.48 |
| High |
353 (53.2) |
271 (52.4) |
82 (56.2) |
|
|
Parental monitoringa |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
411 (61.8) |
327 (63.1) |
84 (57.1) |
0.22 |
| High |
254 (38.2) |
191 (36.9) |
63 (42.9) |
|
|
Parental communicationa |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
304 (45.7) |
249 (48.1) |
55 (37.4) |
0.03 |
| High |
361 (54.3) |
269 (51.9) |
92 (62.6) |
|
|
Delinquencya |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
166 (25.0) |
133 (25.7) |
33 (22.8) |
0.54 |
| High |
497 (75.0) |
385 (74.3) |
112 (77.2) |
|
|
Perceived stressa |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
251 (37.7) |
196 (37.8) |
55 (37.4) |
1.00 |
| High |
414 (62.3) |
322 (62.2) |
92 (62.6) |
|
|
School connectednessa |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
324 (48.7) |
255 (49.2) |
69 (46.9) |
0.69 |
| High | 341 (51.3) | 263 (50.8) | 78 (53.1) |
a Self-esteem, parental monitoring, parental communication, delinquency, perceived stress, and school connectedness were coded as low if the score was lower than median value.