Table
2: Risk attitude distribution according to gender
|
Male Students |
Female Students |
Total Students |
P value |
|||
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
|
|
A. Number of
partners in the previous three months |
|||||||
0 |
108 |
31.3 |
95 |
27.9 |
203 |
29.6 |
0,5968 |
1 |
160 |
46.4 |
223 |
65.6 |
383 |
55.9 |
<0,0001 |
≥2 |
77 |
22.3 |
22 |
6.5 |
99 |
14.5 |
0,0942 |
Total |
345 |
100 |
340 |
100 |
685 |
100 |
|
B. Condoms use |
|||||||
In all sexual
encounters |
212 |
61.4 |
164 |
48.2 |
376 |
54.9 |
<0.0001 |
In some sexual
encounters |
119 |
34.5 |
143 |
42.1 |
262 |
38.2 |
0.2084 |
Do not use condoms |
14 |
4.1 |
33 |
9.7 |
47 |
6.9 |
0.5182 |
Total |
345 |
100 |
340 |
100 |
685 |
100 |
|
C. Use Condom with |
|||||||
Occasional partner |
65 |
18.8 |
80 |
23.5 |
145 |
21.2 |
0.4924 |
Regular partner |
57 |
16.5 |
138 |
40.6 |
195 |
28.4 |
<0.0001 |
All partners |
223 |
64.6 |
122 |
35.9 |
345 |
50.4 |
<0.0001 |
Total |
345 |
100 |
340 |
100 |
685 |
100 |
|
The table shows the risk attitude of students. About 14.5% of youths
reported having more than two partners; 55.9% had one partner and 29.6%
did not
have any sexual intercourse within the previous three months. On condom
use, 6.9% of them
did
not use condoms while 38.2% had never used condoms. The majority of the students
(54.9%) used condoms in all sexual encounters. There was a gender
difference in
condom usage, 9.7% of female students vs. 4.1% of male students did not
use
condoms while 42.1% of
the former vs. 34.5% of latter did not use condoms. The
risk
attitude is high. 21.2% and 28.4% for occasional and usual partners
respectively and only 50.4% use condoms
with their sexual partners.