Table 1. Descriptive profile of young adults in the sample.
| Socio-Demographic Characteristics | n = 755 |
|---|---|
| Age Group | |
| Adolescents (16–19) | 207 (27.4%) |
| Young adults (20–34) | 548 (72.6%) |
| Sex: | |
| Female | 370 (49.0%) |
| Male | 385 (51.0%) |
| Education: | |
| 100 L | 229 (30.3%) |
| 200 L | 184 (24.4%) |
| 300 L | 135 (17.9%) |
| 400+ L | 207 (27.4%) |
| Family Support | |
| Receive No Support | 58 (7.7%) |
| Receive Support | 697 (92.3%) |
| Sexual Experience | |
| Never Had Sex | 141 (18.7%) |
| Had Sex | 614 (81.3%) |
| Currently Smoke: | |
| Never Smoked | 582 (77.1%) |
| No longer Smoke | 63 (8.3%) |
| Currently Smokes | 110 (14.6%) |
| Currently Drink | |
| Never Drank Alcohol | 425 (56.3%) |
| No longer Drink | 92 (12.2%) |
| Currently Drinks | 238 (31.5%) |
| Currently use drug | |
| Never used Drugs | 568 (75.2%) |
| No longer use Drugs | 54 (7.2%) |
| Currently use Drugs | 133 (17.6%) |
| Recruitment Site: | |
| Ilorin | 359 (47.6%) |
| Nasarawa | 396 (52.4%) |
| Importance of Religion | |
| Not Important | 21 (2.8%) |
| Moderately Important | 146 (19.3%) |
| Very Important | 588 (77.9%) |
| Sex Talk with Dad: | |
| Never | 633 (83.8%) |
| Occasionally/Often | 122 (16.6%) |
| Sex Talk with Mum: | |
| Never | 399 (52.8%) |
| Occasionally/Often | 356 (47.2%) |