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Table 2 Associations between condom-use categories and socio-demographic, attitudes, sexual behavioural and relationship characteristics of men, n = 1219

From: Masculinities and condom use patterns among young rural South Africa men: a cross-sectional baseline survey

Variables

Never: n = 581

Inconsistent: n = 450

Consistent: n = 188

 

n (%)/mean

95% CI

n (%)/mean

95% CI

n (%)/mean

95% CI

Socio-demographic factors

      

Age

19.08

18.9, 19.29

19.39

19.17, 19.60

19.3

18.96,19.64

Socio-economic status score

−0.21

−0.36, −0.06

0.20

0.02, 0.38

0.22

−0.05, 0.48

Ever done something to earn money

283 (42.1%)

44.0, 53.6

269 (59.8%)

55.3, 64.2

121 (64.4%)

56.5, 72.2

Attitudes

      

Having gender relations attitudes & relationship control scale (high = liberal)

−0.13

−0.26, −0.00

0.07

−0.03, 0.17

0.23

0.03, 0.43

Sexual practices

      

Had 3 sexual partners or more in the past year

193 (33.3%)

29.2, 37.3

369 (82.0%)

78.3, 85.7

73 (38.8%)

31.8, 45.9

Gender-based Violence

      

Ever perpetrated physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV)

164 (28.6%)

24.6, 32,5

183 (40.8%)

35.2, 46.2

49 (26.3%)

19.3, 33.4

Perpetrating physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) in the past year

135 (23.4%)

19.7, 27.1

147 (32.7%)

27.9, 37.4

35 (18.7%)

12.7, 24.8

Ever perpetrated rape of non-partner

66 (11.4%)

8.29, 14.4

127 (28.2%)

24.0, 32.5

29 (15.4%)

9.51, 21.3

Violence against intimate partners :

      

No violence

407 (70.9%)

66.6, 74,9

266 (59.2%)

53.6, 64.6

137 (73.7%)

66.1, 70.2

Physical violence only

125 (21.8%)

18.6, 25.3

124 (27.6%)

23.1, 32.6

37 (19.9%)

14.7, 26.3

Sexual violence only

23 (4.0%)

2.6, 6.1

19 (4.2%)

2.7, 6.7

5 (2.7%)

1.0, 7.2

Physical and sexual violence

19 (3.3%)

2.1, 5.1

40 (8.9%)

6.2, 12.6

7 (3.8%)

1.8, 7.6