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. 2014 May 15;7:299. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-299

Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants

  n %
Sex
 
 
Female
357
79.3
Male
93
20.7
Age
 
 
18
104
23.1
19
113
25.1
20
41
9.1
21
104
23.1
22
40
8.9
23
23
5.1
24
17
3.8
25
8
1.8
Nationality (n = 448)
 
 
Belgian
442
98.7
Other
6
1.3
Study (n = 448)
 
 
Educational sciences
135
30.1
Linguistics and literature
98
21.9
Pharmaceutical sciences
93
20.8
Health care management and policy
43
9.6
Philosophy
26
5.8
Communication sciences
21
4.7
Moral sciences
13
2.9
Other
19
4.2
Religion
 
 
Catholic
270
60.1
Jewish
1
0.2
Muslim
3
0.7
Buddhist
2
0.4
No religion
168
37.4
Other
5
1.1
Sexual orientation (n = 448)
 
 
Heterosexual
428
95.5
Homosexual
12
2.7
Bisexual
8
1.8
Relationship
 
 
Yes
252
56.1
No
197
43.9
Sexual experience
 
 
Yes
363
80.8
No
86
19.1
Number of sex partners
 
 
0
86
19.2
1
145
32.4
2
83
11.4
3
51
11.4
4
30
6.7
5
19
4.2
> 5
34
7.6
Contraception women ( n = 292)
 
 
Contraception pill
246
84.2
Coïtus interruptus
9
3.1
Condom
135
46.2
Spiral
4
1.4
Other
16
5.5
Contraception men ( n = 70)
 
 
Contraception pill (female partner)
28
40.0
Coïtus interruptus
1
1.4
Condom
49
70.0
Spiral (female partner)
2
2.9
Other
1
1.4
STD
 
 
Yes
6
1.3
No
441
98.7
Tested on STD’s
 
 
Yes
76
16.9
No 373 83.1