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Table 3 Patterns of health risk behaviors among adolescents 14-19 years, in Luangnamtha province, Lao PDR

From: Concurrent multiple health risk behaviors among adolescents in Luangnamtha province, Lao PDR

 

Within category

 
 

Male

(n = 669)

Female

(n = 691)

P- value

No risk

-

-

<.001

One single risk

-

-

 

Alcohol use

45.6

39.5

.025

Current smoking

19.1

0.4

<.001

Currently sexual active

56.9

64.6

.312

Having first sexual intercourse before 15 years

29.7

40

.129

Not using condoms during last intercourse

63.2

72.3

.231

Two risks

   

Alcohol drinking & smoking

14.9

0.3

<.001

Alcohol drinking & sexual active

9.4

2.0

<.001

Alcohol drinking & first sex before 15 years

2.8

0.9

<.001

Alcohol drinking & not using condoms

9.4

2.5

<.001

Smoking & sexual active

5.7

0.1

<.001

Smoking & first sex before 15 years

2.2

0

<.001

Smoking & not using condoms

7.2

0.1

<.001

Sexually active & first sex before 15 years

5.4

2.5

<.001

Sexually active & not using condom

9.6

4.2

<.001

Three risks

   

Alcohol drinking, smoking, & sexually active

5.5

0.1

<.001

Alcohol drinking, smoking, & first sex before 15 years

1.5

0

<.001

Alcohol drinking, smoking, & not using condoms

5.5

0.1

<.001

Sexual active, first sex before 15 years & not using condoms

3.6

1.6

<.001

Four risks

   

Alcohol drinking, smoking, sexual active & not using condoms

3.0

0.1

<.001

Alcohol drinking, smoking, sexual active & first sex before 15 years

1.2

0

<.001

Five risks

   

Alcohol drinking, smoking, sexual active, first sex before 15 years & not using condoms

0.9

0

<.001

  1. Chi-square was used to test the difference between boys and girls for the
  2. younger and older adolescents and
  3. Fisher's exact test was used when each cell has an expected value less
  4. than 5 more than 20%.