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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of sexually active students in the past one year

From: A call for parental monitoring to improve condom use among secondary school students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

Total (n = 665)

Male (n = 518)

Female (n = 147)

p-value

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age (yrs)

    

 < 20 years

327 (49.2)

243 (46.9)

84 (57.1)

0.04

 ≥ 20 years

338 (50.8)

275 (53.1)

63 (42.9)

 

Secondary school class

    

 Ordinary-level

105 (15.8)

71 (13.7)

34 (23.1)

0.01

 Advanced-level

560 (84.2)

447 (86.3)

113 (76.9)

 

Religion

    

 Christian

461 (69.3)

359 (69.3)

102 (69.4)

1.00

 Other

204 (30.7)

159 (30.7)

45 (30.6)

 

Family structure

    

 Both biological parents

317 (47.7)

256 (49.4)

61 (41.8)

0.20

 One biological parent

105 (15.8)

82 (15.8)

23 (15.8)

 

 Other

242 (36.5)

180 (34.8)

62 (42.4)

 

Father's or guardian's job

    

 Employed

596 (94.8)

466 (95.1)

130 (93.5)

0.60

 Unemployed

33 (5.2)

24 (4.9)

9 (6.5)

 

Wealth Index

    

 Low

207 (31.1)

165 (31.9)

42 (28.6)

0.31

 Middle

231 (34.7)

184 (35.5)

47 (32.0)

 

 High

227 (34.2)

169 (32.6)

58 (39.4)

 

Alcohol use in the past one year

    

 No

439 (66.0)

338 (65.3)

101 (68.7)

0.50

 Yes

226 (34.0)

180 (34.7)

46 (31.3)

 

Drug use in the past one year

    

 No

583 (87.7)

446 (86.1)

137 (93.2)

0.03

 Yes

82 (12.3)

72 (13.9)

10 (6.8)

 

Cigarette use in the past one year

    

 No

584 (87.8)

445 (85.9)

139 (94.6)

0.01

 Yes

81 (12.2)

73(12.1)

8 (5.4)

 

Self-esteem a

    

 Low

310 (46.8)

246 (47.6)

64 (43.8)

0.48

 High

353 (53.2)

271 (52.4)

82 (56.2)

 

Parental monitoring a

    

 Low

411 (61.8)

327 (63.1)

84 (57.1)

0.22

 High

254 (38.2)

191 (36.9)

63 (42.9)

 

Parental communication a

    

 Low

304 (45.7)

249 (48.1)

55 (37.4)

0.03

 High

361 (54.3)

269 (51.9)

92 (62.6)

 

Delinquency a

    

 Low

166 (25.0)

133 (25.7)

33 (22.8)

0.54

 High

497 (75.0)

385 (74.3)

112 (77.2)

 

Perceived stress a

    

 Low

251 (37.7)

196 (37.8)

55 (37.4)

1.00

 High

414 (62.3)

322 (62.2)

92 (62.6)

 

School connectedness a

    

 Low

324 (48.7)

255 (49.2)

69 (46.9)

0.69

 High

341 (51.3)

263 (50.8)

78 (53.1)

 
  1. a Self-esteem, parental monitoring, parental communication, delinquency, perceived stress, and school connectedness were coded as low if the score was lower than median value.