Table 3.
Bivariate analyses of the association between the individual- and family-level factors, and sexual risk-taking experiences (2 or more sexual partners and early sexual debut) for a sample of Swedish- and foreign-born young adults 18–30 years residing in Skåne, Sweden (N = 2944)
| Swedish-born (n = 2545) | Foreign-born (399) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 or more sexual partners | 2 or more sexual partners | |||||
| No | Yes | p value | No | Yes | p value | |
| Age | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| 18–24 years | 888 (65.34) | 471 (34.66) | 92 (64.79) | 50 (35.21) | ||
| 25–30 years | 699 (76.98) | 209 (23.02) | 156 (82.11) | 34 (17.89) | ||
| Sex | .534 | .006 | ||||
| Male | 634 (69.44) | 279 (30.56) | 95 (66.90) | 47 (33.10) | ||
| Female | 968 (70.66) | 402 (29.34) | 153 (80.10) | 38 (19.90) | ||
| Parents birthplace | .173 | .011 | ||||
| Both parents born in Sweden | 1337 (70.67) | 555 (29.33) | 14 (53.85) | 12 (46.15) | ||
| One or both parents born abroad | 260 (67.18) | 127 (32.82) | 234 (76.47) | 72 (23.53) | ||
| Adult lived with while growing up | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Both parents | 1276 (71.97) | 497 (28.03) | 188 (80.00) | 47 (20.00) | ||
| One parent or another person | 325 (63.85) | 184 (36.15) | 58 (60.42) | 38 (39.58) | ||
| Level of parent’s education | .061 | .396 | ||||
| Low | 662 (72.35) | 253 (27.65) | 111 (76.55) | 34 (23.45) | ||
| High | 930 (68.69) | 424 (31.31) | 134 (72.43) | 51 (27.57) | ||
| Early sexual debut | Early sexual debut | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (≥15 years) |
Yes (≤14 years) |
p value | No (≥15 years) |
Yes (≤14 years) |
p value | |
| Age | .187 | .293 | ||||
| 18–24 years | 1086 (81.59) | 245 (18.41) | 122 (88.41) | 16 (11.59) | ||
| 25–30 years | 753 (83.76) | 146 (16.24) | 170 (91.89) | 15 (8.11) | ||
| Sex | .285 | .541 | ||||
| Male | 747 (83.56) | 147 (16.44) | 125 (89.29) | 15 (10.71) | ||
| Female | 1106 (81.80) | 246 (18.20) | 168 (91.30) | 16 (8.70) | ||
| Parents birthplace | .886 | .015 | ||||
| Both parents born in Sweden | 1544 (82.57) | 326 (17.43) | 20 (76.92) | 6 (23.08) | ||
| One or both parents born abroad | 306 (82.52) | 66 (17.74) | 272 (91.58) | 25 (8.42) | ||
| Adult lived with while growing up | <.001 | .003 | ||||
| Both parents | 1482 (84.83) | 265 (15.17) | 214 (93.45) | 15 (6.55) | ||
| One parent or another person | 371 (74.35) | 128 (25.65) | 77 (82.80) | 16 (17.20) | ||
| Level of parent’s education | <.001 | .890 | ||||
| Low | 708 (79.11) | 187 (20.89) | 127 (90.71) | 13 (9.29) | ||
| High | 1134 (84.88) | 389 (17.44) | 165 (91.16) | 16 (8.84) | ||