Table 1. Socio-demographic and Sexual Health Profile of Respondents (n = 773).
| Variables | Population | Total (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 772 | |||||||
| Rural | p value | Urban | P value | ||||
| N = 350 | |||||||
| Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | ||||
| n = 201 | n = 149 | n = 227 | n = 195 | ||||
| Age | |||||||
| 15–19 years | 100 (49.8) | 84 (56.4) | 138 (60.8) | 110 (56.4) | 432 (56.0) | ||
| 20 to 24 years | 101 (50.2) | 65 (43.6) | 0.22 | 89 (39.2) | 85 (43.6) | 0.36 | 340 (44.0) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Skilled | 10 (5.0) | 6 (4.0) | 0.68 | 6 (2.7) | 3 (1.5) | 0.52 | 25 (3.2) |
| Unskilled | 48 (23.9) | 17 (11.4) | 0.003 | 5 (2.2) | 10 (5.2) | 0.11 | 80 (10.4) |
| Unemployed | 12 (6.0) | 6 (4.0) | 0.42 | 1 (0.4) | 5 (2.6) | 0.10 | 24 (3.1) |
| Student | 127 (63.2) | 119 (79.9) | 0.001 | 212 (93.4) | 174 (89.2) | 0.13 | 632 (81.9) |
| Civil servant | 4 (1.9) | 1 (0.7) | 0.31 | 3 (1.3) | 2 (1.0) | 0.78 | 10 (1.3) |
| No response | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0.28 | 1 (0.1) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Educational level | |||||||
| Quaranic | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0.42 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 1 (0.1) |
| Primary | 33 (16.4) | 10 (6.7) | 0.006 | 7 (3.1) | 21 (10.8) | 0.002 | 71 (9.2) |
| Secondary | 132 (65.7) | 113 (75.8) | 0.004 | 173 (76.2) | 123 (63.1) | 0.003 | 541 (70.1) |
| Tertiary | 29 (14.4) | 23 (15.5) | 0.79 | 45 (19.8) | 49 (25.1) | 0.19 | 146 (18.9) |
| Others | 7 (3.5) | 2 (1.3) | 0.31 | 2 (0.9) | 2 (1.0) | 1.000 | 13 (1.7) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Years of residence in a location | |||||||
| Less than 3 years | 22 (10.9) | 14 (9.4) | 40 (17.6) | 56 (30.3) | 132 (17.1) | ||
| 3 years or more | 179 (89.1) | 135 (90.6) | 0.64 | 187 (82.4) | 139 (69.7) | 0.007 | 640 (82.9) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Number of meals ate per days | |||||||
| ≥1 meal a day | 13 (6.5) | 4 (2.7) | 0.05 | 3 (1.3) | 4 (2.1) | 0.71 | 23 (3.0) |
| 2 meals a day | 116 (57.7) | 85 (57.0) | 0.90 | 77 (34.0) | 88 (45.1) | 0.02 | 366 (47.4) |
| 3 meals a day | 72 (35.8) | 60 (40.3) | 0.49 | 146 (64.3) | 101 (51.8) | 0.009 | 379 (49.2) |
| No response | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.0) | 0.60 | 3 (0.4) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Reported HIV status | |||||||
| HIV negative | 39 (19.4) | 41 (27.5) | 0.07 | 58 (25.6) | 54 (27.7) | 0.62 | 192 (24.9) |
| HIV untested/no response | 162 (80.6) | 108 (72.5) | 0.07 | 167 (73.5) | 140 (71.8) | 0.18 | 577 (74.7) |
| HIV positive | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 2 (0.9) | 1 (1.5) | 1.000 | 3 (0.4) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Intake of alcohol | |||||||
| Yes | 90 (44.8) | 28 (18.8) | 99 (43.6) | 40 (20.5) | 257 (33.3) | ||
| No | 111 (55.2) | 121 (81.2) | 0.000 | 128 (56.4) | 155 (79.5) | 0.000 | 515 (66.7) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Use of psychoactive substances | |||||||
| None | 194 (96.5) | 149 (100.0) | 0.02 | 214 (94.3) | 195 (100.0) | 0.001 | 752 (97.4) |
| One type | 5 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.08 | 10 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.002 | 15 (1.9) |
| Two or more types | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.22 | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.25 | 5 (0.6) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Ever had sexual intercourse | |||||||
| Yes | 139 (69.2) | 88 (59.1) | 107 (47.1) | 79 (40.5) | 413 (53.5) | ||
| No | 63 (30.8) | 61 (40.6) | 0.06 | 120 (52.9) | 116 (59.5) | 0.01 | 359 (46.5) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Mean age (± SD) at sexual debut | |||||||
| Mean age | 17.2 ± 2.0 | 17.1 ± 2.1 | 1.00 | 18.3 ± 2.8 | 16.6 ± 2.5 | 0.000 | 15.1 ± 5.2 |
| Ever had sexual intercourse | |||||||
| Yes | 139 (69.2) | 88 (59.1) | 107 (47.1) | 79 (40.5) | 413 (53.5) | ||
| No | 63 (30.8) | 61 (40.6) | 0.06 | 120 (52.9) | 116 (59.5) | 0.01 | 359 (46.5) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| History of transactional sex | |||||||
| Yes | 2 (1.0) | 10 (6.7) | 7 (3.1) | 9 (4.6) | 28 (3.6) | ||
| No | 199 (99.0) | 139 (93.3) | 0.005 | 220 (96.9) | 186 (95.4) | 0.41 | 744 (96.4) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Awareness about condom | |||||||
| Yes | 195 (97.0) | 141 (94.6) | 226 (99.6) | 194 (99.5) | 756 (97.9) | ||
| No | 6 (3.0) | 8 (5.4) | 0.17 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 1.000 | 16 (2.1) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Knowledge of where to obtain condom | |||||||
| Yes | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 220 (96.9) | 180 (92.3) | 750 (97.2) | ||
| No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | 7 (3.1) | 15 (7.7) | 0.03 | 22 (2.8) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Ever used female condom | |||||||
| Yes | 12 (6.0) | 6 (4.0) | 4 (1.8) | 3 (1.5) | 25 (3.2) | ||
| No | 189 (94.0) | 143 (96.0) | 0.42 | 223 (98.2) | 192 (98.5) | 0.86 | 747 (96.8) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Knowledge of HIV transmission | |||||||
| Good | 121 (60.2) | 79 (53.0) | 162 (71.4) | 119 (61.0) | 481 (62.3) | ||
| Poor | 80 (39.8) | 70 (47.0) | 0.18 | 65 (28.6) | 76 (39.0) | 0.03 | 291 (37.7) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||
| Knowledge of HIV prevention | |||||||
| Good | 110 (54.7) | 76 (51.0) | 104 (45.8) | 106 (54.4) | 396 (51.3) | ||
| Poor | 91 (45.3) | 73 (49.0) | 0.49 | 123 (54.2) | 89 (45.6) | 0.08 | 376 (48.7) |
| Total | 201 (100.0) | 149 (100.0) | 227 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | 772 (100.0) | ||