Table 2.

Sexual experience of undergraduate students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 382)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Have you ever had sexual intercourse	Yes	196	51.8
	No	184	48.2
Age at first sex	⩽18 years	67	34.18
	>18 years	129	65.8
When do you make your first sexual intercourse	Before joining university	126	64.29
	After joining university	70	35.71
With whom you made your first sexual intercourse?	Boy girlfriend	94	24.6
	Causal boy/girlfriend	36	9.4
	Husband/wife	58	15.2
	Commercial sex worker	8	2.1
What is your reason for making your first sexual intercourse	Fall in love	91	23.8
	Had personal desire	42	11
	Marital	48	12.6
	Raped	3	0.8
	Peer pressure	11	2.9
	Influence of alcohol	1	0.3
Age of the person you did intercourse with	Similar age	104	27.2
	Younger than me	52	13.6
	More than 10 years old	8	2.1
	Less than 5 years	19	5
	5–10 years old	13	3.4
How many times have you had sex with commercial sex workers	One only	47	12.3
	Two only	12	3.1
	Three or more	9	2.4