Skip to main content
. 2013 Sep 4;8(9):e73797. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073797

Table 2. Sex-related acknowledge, attitude and behavior among students who were only-child and students with siblings.

Variablesa Total (n = 4769) Only-child
Yes (n = 1954) No (n = 2815) t or χ2b p
Knowledge
Score in Reproduction and Contraception knowledge(Mean ± SD) 16.0±7.3 17.6±7.0 14.9±7.2 12.745 <0.001
Score in Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS Knowledge(Mean ± SD) 17.6±4.1 18.3±3.9 17.2±4.2 9.474 <0.001
Score in Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge(Mean ± SD) 33.6±10.3 35.9±9.8 32.1±10.3 12.820 <0.001
Attitudes
Agreed premarital sex 2837(59.5) 1313(67.2) 1524(54.1) 81.592 <0.001
Agreed multiple sex partners 547(11.5) 293(15.0) 254(9.0) 40.507 <0.001
Agreed one night stand 1260(26.4) 575(29.4) 685(24.3) 15.389 <0.001
Agreed extramarital lover 936(19.6) 450(23.0) 486(17.3) 24.301 <0.001
Agreed homosexuality 2885(60.5) 1300(66.5) 1585(56.3) 50.455 <0.001
Agreed condom should be used in premarital sexual behavior 4073(85.4) 1765(90.3) 2308(82.0) 64.335 <0.001
Agreed condoms are the safest measure for preventing STD and unintended pregnancy 2594(54.4) 1265(64.7) 1329(47.2) 142.839 <0.001
Behaviors
Work at place of entertainment (yes) 308(6.5) 179(9.2) 129(4.6) 40.015 <0.001
Has had a boyfriend(yes) 3167(66.4) 1439(73.6) 1728(61.4) 77.694 <0.001
Practice masturbation (yes) 1137(23.8) 429(22.0) 708(25.2) 6.488 0.011
Ever had sexual intercourse (yes) 863(18.1) 468(24.0) 395(14.0) 76.562 <0.001
a

Missed cases were excluded.

b

Significance tests was chi-squared tests for dichotomous variables.