Table 3.
School-based sex education, students’ attitudes toward abstinence, and intentions for safer sex
| |
Attitudes toward abstinence a |
Intentions for safer sex b |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | SE | p-value | Beta | SE | p-value | |
|
School | ||||||
| School 1 (reference) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| School 2 |
0.04 |
0.94 |
0.407 |
0.02 |
0.39 |
0.696 |
| School 3 |
−0.15 |
1.01 |
0.001 |
−0.02 |
0.42 |
0.712 |
| School 4 |
0.02 |
0.88 |
0.650 |
0.06 |
0.37 |
0.248 |
| School 5 |
0.02 |
1.14 |
0.734 |
0.04 |
0.48 |
0.399 |
| School 6 |
0.02 |
0.95 |
0.750 |
0.08 |
0.40 |
0.101 |
|
Age |
−0.03 |
0.24 |
0.453 |
−0.01 |
0.10 |
0.811 |
|
Gender | ||||||
| Male (reference) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Female |
0.30 |
0.58 |
<0.001 |
0.20 |
0.24 |
<0.001 |
|
Grade | ||||||
| 9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10 |
−0.07 |
0.62 |
0.129 |
0.03 |
0.26 |
0.471 |
|
Living arrangements | ||||||
| Both parents (reference) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single parent |
−0.04 |
0.98 |
0.318 |
0.01 |
0.41 |
0.854 |
| Other |
−0.01 |
0.77 |
0.791 |
−0.02 |
0.32 |
0.673 |
|
Father’s education | ||||||
| Illiterate (reference) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤Lower secondary level |
0.06 |
0.95 |
0.375 |
0.08 |
0.40 |
0.244 |
| ≥Secondary level |
−0.01 |
1.08 |
0.908 |
0.02 |
0.45 |
0.786 |
|
Mother’s education | ||||||
| Illiterate (reference) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤Lower secondary level |
0.03 |
0.66 |
0.574 |
0.06 |
0.27 |
0.218 |
| ≥Secondary level |
0.00 |
1.11 |
0.934 |
0.03 |
0.46 |
0.495 |
|
Information on sexual heath and HIV |
0.11 |
0.03 |
0.018 |
0.17 |
0.01 |
<0.001 |
|
Support and involvement of teachers and parents |
0.16 |
0.06 |
0.001 |
0.15 |
0.03 |
0.002 |
|
Teaching aids for sexual health education |
−0.01 |
0.09 |
0.752 |
−0.08 |
0.04 |
0.077 |
|
Time allocated for sexual health education |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.942 |
−0.01 |
0.13 |
0.746 |
| Other sources of information | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.423 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.343 |
a = (mean = 43.18, SD = 7.12) for attitudes toward abstinence scale.
b = (mean = 21.82, SD = 2.92) for intentions for safer sex scale.