Table 3.
Levels of Condom use at first and latest sexual activity by gender
| Men | Women | |||||
| Variable | n | First(%) | Last (%) | n | First(%) | Last (%) |
| District | ** | *** | *** | ** | ||
| Kabale | 145 | 31.1 | 33.7 | 116 | 31.9 | 43.3 |
| Mukono | 90 | 50.3 | 71.9 | 94 | 81.0 | 64.3 |
| Age group | * | |||||
| 15–16 | 34 | 26.5 | 53.1 | 67 | 62.7 | 63.5 |
| 17–18 | 57 | 42.1 | 54.7 | 66 | 57.6 | 55.6 |
| 19–20 | 58 | 50.0 | 63.8 | 46 | 54.4 | 44.4 |
| 21–22 | 51 | 52.9 | 64.0 | 16 | 75.0 | 56.3 |
| 23–24 | 35 | 34.3 | 42.9 | 15 | 46.7 | 46.7 |
| Age at first sex (years) | *** | ** | ||||
| <15 | 72 | 18.1 | 51.5 | 71 | 40.9 | 48.5 |
| 15–24 | 160 | 54.4 | 59.9 | 139 | 68.4 | 58.1 |
| In school | ** | *** | ||||
| No | 113 | 39.8 | 54.6 | 107 | 49.5 | 37.5 |
| Yes | 122 | 45.9 | 59.2 | 103 | 68.9 | 73.5 |
| Education level | ** | ** | ** | |||
| None/ry | 158 | 36.4 | 43.8 | 118 | 45.7 | 35.3 |
| Secondary | 77 | 46.2 | 63.2 | 92 | 69.5 | 69.2 |
| District | ** | *** | *** | ** | ||
| School attended | ** | * | ||||
| Public | 90 | 44.4 | 53.4 | 85 | 50.6 | 44.9 |
| Religious | 51 | 35.3 | 40.8 | 59 | 66.1 | 61.0 |
| Private/ Unknown | 94 | 47.1 | 71.4 | 54 | 68.5 | 69.8 |
| Listens to radio | ** | ** | ||||
| No | 12 | 34.6 | 48.0 | 32 | 44.3 | 37.3 |
| Yes | 223 | 44.0 | 58.1 | 178 | 65.1 | 62.2 |
| Religion | ** | |||||
| Catholic | 91 | 41.8 | 52.3 | 77 | 53.3 | 51.4 |
| Protestant | 100 | 42.0 | 56.6 | 92 | 53.3 | 52.2 |
| Moslem | 31 | 45.2 | 57.1 | 29 | 82.8 | 69.2 |
| Pentecostal/Evangelical | 13 | 53.9† | 92.3 | 12 | 83.3 | 66.7 |
| Drinks alcohol | ** | |||||
| No | 149 | 47.7 | 65.5 | 160 | 62.5 | 52.6 |
| Yes | 86 | 34.9 | 43.0 | 50 | 48.0 | 62.0 |
| Length of stay at residence | ||||||
| <=5 years | 128 | 47.7 | 57.7 | 127 | 68.7 | 51.9 |
| >5 years | 107 | 39.5 | 50.8 | 83 | 52.8 | 55.6 |
| Resides with | ||||||
| Both parents | 105 | 40.0 | 53.5 | 83 | 51.8 | 60.3 |
| Single parent | 52 | 46.2 | 53.1 | 72 | 62.5 | 55.1 |
| Grandparents/other | 77 | 45.5 | 53.6 | 55 | 65.5 | 45.3 |
| Willingness to have 1st sex | *** | |||||
| Involved persuasion/force | 84 | 44.1 | 53.9 | 71 | 42.3 | 60.0 |
| Both willing | 148 | 42.0 | 53.6 | 138 | 67.4 | 54.4 |
| Girl/Boyfriend/friend | 188 | 53.9 | 57.8 | 174 | 69.0 | 57.4 |
| Casual/One time partner | 47 | 21.3 | 35.0 | 36 | 28.9 | 38.7 |
| When 1st sex took place | *** | *** | * | |||
| Within 1 year ago | 77 | 54.6 | 54.9 | 135 | 69.1 | 57.0 |
| 2–5 years ago | 100 | 50.0 | 57.0 | 50 | 57.1 | 33.3 |
| 6+ years ago | 55 | 14.6 | -- | 25 | 8.0 | -- |
| Attitude to condom use | *** | ** | ||||
| Low/medium | 99 | 40.4 | 51.6 | 108 | 61.1 | 51.5 |
| High | 107 | 46.7 | 65.4 | 65 | 69.2 | 71.9 |
| Incomplete score | 29 | 37.9 | 44.8 | 37 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| All | 235 | 43.0 | 57.0 | 210 | 59.1 | 55.0 |
Chi square test p-value * p<0.05 ** p<0.01 *** p<0.001 n=total number of respondents
†
=n<15