From: Gender differences in exposure to SRH information and risky sexual debut among poor Myanmar youths
 | Male | Female |  |
---|---|---|---|
Factor | 215 | 229 | P value |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age group | Â | Â | 0.284 |
 Adolescent | 118 (54.9) | 113 (49.3) |  |
 Young adult | 97 (45.1) | 116 (50.7) |  |
Schooling status | Â | Â | 0.101 |
 Student | 20 (9.3) | 34 (14.8) |  |
 Out-of-school | 195 (90.7) | 195 (85.2) |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 0.013 |
 Low | 129 (60) | 164 (71.6) |  |
 High | 86 (40) | 65 (28.4) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 Unemployed | 69 (32.1) | 126 (55) |  |
 Employed | 146 (67.9) | 103 (45) |  |
Personal income per month | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 ≤30,000 | 52 (24.2) | 123 (53.7) |  |
 >30,000 | 163 (75.8) | 106 (46.3) |  |
Sexual exposure | Â | Â | 0.011 |
 Never exposed | 115 (53.5) | 94 (41) |  |
 Ever exposed | 100 (46.5) | 135 (59) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 Never married | 150 (69.8) | 100 (43.7) |  |
 Ever married | 65 (30.2) | 129 (56.3) |  |
Self-rated access to condoms/contraceptives | Â | Â | Â |
 Low | 76 (35.3) | 118 (51.5) | < 0.001 |
 High | 139 (64.7) | 111 (48.5) |  |
Willingness to have sex at sexual debut | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 Willing | 92 (92.0) | 100 (74.1) |  |
 Unwilling | 8 (8.0) | 35 (25.9) |  |
Media exposure to SRH | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 Never | 125 (58.1) | 177 (77.3) |  |
 Ever | 90 (41.9) | 52 (22.7) |  |
Source of SRH information | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 Unreliable (not health personnel) | 86 (40) | 61 (26.6) |  |
 Reliable (health personnel) | 129 (60) | 168 (73.4) |  |
Norm of premarital sex | Â | Â | 0.013 |
 Positive | 87 (40.5) | 66 (28.8) |  |
 Negative | 128 (59.5) | 163 (71.2) |  |
Guardianship | Â | Â | 0.01 |
 Parent | 123 (57.2) | 159 (69.4) |  |
 Other | 92 (42.8) | 70 (30.6) |  |