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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study group in relation to having had sexual intercourse at least once during the previous 12 months.

From: Sexual knowledge, attitudes and activity of men conscripted into the military

   

Sexual intercourse

 

Characteristic

N

%

None

Have

P value a

Education

  

N

%

N

%

 

   12 years

578

51.3

337

58.3

241

41.7

0.533

   Over 12 years

549

48.7

310

56.5

239

43.5

 

Religion

       

   Yes

633

56.2

349

55.1

284

44.9

0.08

   No

494

43.8

298

60.3

196

39.7

 

Income

       

   20000

915

81.2

552

60.3

363

39.7

<0.001*

   21001-30000

184

16.3

80

43.5

104

56.5

 

   30001-40000

16

1.4

9

56.3

7

43.8

 

   0ver 40001

12

1.1

6

50.0

6

50.0

 

Faculties

       

   Technical Science

551

48.9

345

62.6

206

37.4

0.005*

   Commercial Science

232

20.6

123

53.0

109

47.0

 

   Health Science

28

2.5

12

42.9

16

57.1

 

   Others

316

28

167

52.8

149

47.2

 

Father's educational level

       

   No education

19

1.7

10

52.6

9

47.4

0.584

   Primary school

238

21.1

142

59.7

96

40.3

 

   Junior high school

367

32.6

214

58.3

153

41.7

 

   Senior high school

363

32.2

209

57.6

154

42.4

 

   University

140

12.4

72

51.4

68

48.6

 

Mother's educational level

       

   No education

25

2.2

10

40.0

15

60.0

0.303

   Primary school

272

24.1

150

55.1

122

44.9

 

   Junior high school

400

35.5

235

58.8

165

41.3

 

   Senior high school

360

31.9

214

59.4

146

40.6

 

   University

70

6.2

38

54.3

32

45.7

 

Study sexual courses

       

   Yes

416

36.9

223

53.6

193

46.4

0.0.48*

   No

711

63.1

424

59.6

287

40.4

 
  1. a: using chi-square test; *: P value < 0.05.