Table 1.

Descriptive and chi-square test results of gender differences across sociodemographic factors, alcohol use, and sexual behavior in a sample of Ugandan university students with sexual experience

Variables	Characteristics	All (N = 1179)	Females (N = 486)	Males (N = 693)	Chi-square
		n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	(p-value)
Age	Younger (≤ 22 years)	608 (51.6)	215 (44.0)	393 (56.9)	<.001
	Older (> 22 years)	571 (48.4)	271 (56.0)	300 (43.1)
Role of religion while growing up	Major role of religion while growing up	736 (62.5)	334 (68.5)	402 (58.2)	<.001
	Minor role of religion while growing up	443 (37.5)	154 (31.5)	289 (41.8)
Area of growing up	Urban	610 (51.7)	272 (56.0)	338 (48.8)	.009
	Rural	569 (48.3)	214 (44.0)	355 (51.2)
Alcohol use in the last 12 months	Abstainers of alcohol	520 (46.8)	240 (54.3)	280 (41.9)	<.001
	Seldom users of alcohol in last 12 months	450 (40.5)	163 (36.9)	287 (43)
	Frequent users of alcohol in last 12 months	140 (12.6)	39 (8.8)	101 (15.1)
	Missing	69	44	25
Alcohol use in relation to sexual activity*	Non-Use of alcohol in relation to sexual activity	391 (79)	146 (83.4)	245 (76.6)	.002
	Use of alcohol in relation to sexual activity	104 (21)	29 (16.6)	75 (23.4)
	Missing	95	27	68
Alcohol use at latest occasion of sexual intercourse*	Non-Use of alcohol at latest occasion of sexual intercourse	360 (72.9)	133 (76.9)	227 (70.7)	.001
	Use of alcohol at latest occasion of sexual intercourse	134 (27.1)	40 (23.1)	94 (29.3)
	Missing	96	29	67
Condom use with new partner	Consistent use of condom with new partner	603 (57.8)	216 (50.8)	387 (62.6)	<.001
	Inconsistent condom use with new partner	440 (42.2)	209 (49.2)	231 (37.4)
	Missing	136	61	75
Number of sexual partners in past 12 months	0-1 sexual partner in last 12 months	680 (66.4)	324 (77.5)	356 (58.5)	<.001
	2 or more sexual partners in last 12 months	344 (33.6)	94 (22.4)	250 (41.3)
	Missing	155	68	87

*Abstainers from alcohol over 12 months have been excluded from this analysis.