Table 2. Percentage distribution of unmarried adolescents who had early sexual debut by background characteristics.
| Background characteristics | Adolescent boys | Adolescent girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | p-value | % | p-value | |
| Individual factors | ||||
| Media exposure | 0.124 | 0.001 | ||
| No exposure | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| Rare | 8.3 | 5.2 | ||
| Frequent | 9.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Exposure to pornography | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| No | 7.3 | 4.1 | ||
| Yes | 22.3 | 6.0 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| Mild/minimal | 8.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Moderate | 15.0 | 7.3 | ||
| Moderately severe/severe | 22.4 | 8.4 | ||
| Substance use | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| No | 6.1 | 4.1 | ||
| Yes | 23.8 | 10.4 | ||
| Sexual violence | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| No | 8.7 | 2.9 | ||
| Yes | 24.9 | 20.7 | ||
| Parental violence | 0.041 | 0.001 | ||
| No | 9.3 | 3.1 | ||
| Yes | 8.8 | 6.1 | ||
| Parents co-residence | 0.052 | 0.046 | ||
| Both parents co-reside | 9.1 | 4.0 | ||
| Any one parent co-reside | 8.5 | 5.0 | ||
| No one co-reside | 8.6 | 3.8 | ||
| Current schooling status | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| Never attended | 13.7 | 3.4 | ||
| Dropout | 17.2 | 6.0 | ||
| Currently attending | 6.9 | 3.5 | ||
| Working status | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| No | 6.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Yes | 16.6 | 7.8 | ||
| Household factors | ||||
| Caste | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| SC/ST | 11.3 | 7.7 | ||
| Non-SC/ST | 8.2 | 3.1 | ||
| Religion | 0.454 | 0.020 | ||
| Hindu | 9.1 | 4.5 | ||
| Non-Hindu | 8.8 | 2.9 | ||
| Wealth index | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| Poorest | 8.3 | 5.1 | ||
| Poorer | 9.8 | 7.1 | ||
| Middle | 10.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Richer | 7.8 | 2.9 | ||
| Richest | 8.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Residence | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| Urban | 5.1 | 2.8 | ||
| Rural | 9.8 | 4.4 | ||
| State | 0.001 | 0.188 | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | 9.8 | 4.1 | ||
| Bihar | 7.4 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | 9.0 | 4.2 | ||
SC/ST: Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe; p-value based on chi-square test; %: percentage.