Table 2 Comparison of sexual behavior among khat chewer and non-chewer college students in Arba Minch town, March 2015
Life time sexual behavior | Total | Life time khat chewing | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes No (%) | No No (%) | |||
Life time sexual intercourse (N = 1109) | Yes | 466(42) | 178(83.6) | 288(32.1) | 0.001 |
No | 643(58) | 35(16.4) | 608(67.9) | ||
Age at first sexual intercourse (N = 466) | < 18 | 260(56.9) | 94(53.7) | 166(58.9) | 0.28 |
> = 18 | 197(43.1) | 81(46.3) | 116(41.1) | ||
No sexual partner (N = 466) | One | 159(34.1) | 36(20.2) | 123(42.7) | 0.01 |
More than one | 307(65.9) | 142(79.8) | 165(57.3) | ||
Regular Condom use with non-regular partner (N = 458) | Yes | 49(10.7) | 23(12.9) | 26(9.3) | 0.34 |
No | 409(89.3) | 155(87.0) | 69(90.7) | ||
Sexual intercourse with CSW (N = 272) | Yes | 33(12.1) | 19(15.2) | 14(9.5) | 0.12 |
No | 239(87.9) | 106(84.8) | 133(90.5) | ||
Risky sexual behavior (N = 1109) | Yes | 452(40.8) | 175(82.2) | 307(30.9) | 0.001 |
No | 759(59.2) | 38(27.8) | 690(69.1) | ||
Current sexual behavior | Current khat chewing | ||||
Sex in the last 6 month (N = 1109) | Yes | 444(40.1) | 154(82.8) | 290(31.5) | 0.001 |
No | 664(59.9) | 32(17.2) | 632(68.5) | ||
Age at first sexual intercourse (N = 444) | < 18 | 16(3.6) | 11(7.1) | 5(1.7) | 0.002 |
> = 18 | 428(96.4) | 143(92.9) | 285(98.3) | ||
No of sexual partner (N = 444) | One | 308(69.4) | 82(53.2) | 226(77.9) | 0.001 |
more than one | 136(30.6) | 72(46.8) | 64(22.1) | ||
Regular Condom use with non- regular partner (N = 425) | Regular | 48(11.3) | 24(16.1) | 24(8.7) | 0.13 |
Never | 377(88.7) | 125(83.9) | 252(91.3) | ||
Sexual intercourse with CSW (N = 260) | Yes | 12(4.7) | 5(4.4) | 7(4.8) | 0.67 |
No | 248(95.3) | 109(95.6) | 139(95.1) | ||
Risky sexual behavior (N = 1109) | Yes | 405 (36.5) | 142(76.3) | 263(28.5) | 0.001 |
No | 806(63.5) | 44(23.7) | 762(71.5) | ||