Table 1.
Description of participant characteristics.
| Characteristics | n (%) | Condom use | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Risk of STI | ||||
| Women who self-identified themselves as high risk for STI (high risk) | 239 (47.6) | 64 (37.4) | 199 (62.1) | <0.001 |
| Women who self-identified themselves as low risk for STI (low risk) | 263 (52.4) | 107 (62.6) | 132 (39.9) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics of respondent | ||||
| Age | ||||
| ≤19 | 72 (14.3) | 49 (68.1) | 23 (31.9) | <0.001 |
| 20–29 | 290 (57.8) | 101 (34.7) | 189 (65.3) | |
| 30+ | 140 (27.9) | 21 (15) | 119 (85) | |
| Highest educational level | ||||
| Primary and below | 264 (52.6) | 58 (22) | 206 (78) | <0.001 |
| Beyond primary | 238 (47.4) | 113 (47.3) | 125 (52.7) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 294 (58.5) | 64 (21.8) | 230 (78.2) | <0.001 |
| Engaged | 119 (23.6) | 75 (63.0) | 44 (37.0) | |
| Cohabitation | 89 (17.9) | 32 (36.0) | 57 (64.0) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Moslem | 141 (28.5) | 30 (21.3) | 111 (78.7) | <0.001 |
| Christian | 354 (71.5) | 140 (39.6) | 214 (60.4) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics of partner | ||||
| Partner's age | ||||
| 18–29 | 179 (35.7) | 99 (55.3) | 80 (44.7) | 0.001 |
| 30+ | 322 (64.3) | 72 (22.4) | 250 (77.6) | |
| Partners' educational level | ||||
| Primary and below | 196 (39.0) | 47 (24) | 149 (76) | 0.001 |
| Middle/JSS | 122 (24.3) | 44 (36.1) | 78 (63.9) | |
| Secondary and above | 184 (36.7) | 80 (43.5) | 104 (56.5) | |
| Most important consideration for using condoms | ||||
| Avoiding HIV/STI alone | 215 (43) | 39 (18.1) | 176 (81.9) | <0.001 |
| Prevention of pregnancy alone | 113 (22.6) | 48 (42.5) | 65 (57.5) | |
| Avoiding HIV/STI and Prevention of pregnancy | 172 (34.4) | 84 (48.8) | 88 (51.2) | |
| Ability to ask for condom before sex | ||||
| Yes | 290 (57.7) | 151 (51.9) | 139 (48.1) | <0.001 |
| No | 212 (42.3) | 20 (9.4) | 192 (90.6) | |
| Partner's approval | ||||
| No | 185 (36.9) | 150 (81.1) | 35 (18.9) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 317 (63.1) | 21 (6.6) | 296 (93.4) | |
Pearson chi-square test was used for these p value calculations.