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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristic of sexually experienced respondents, by selected characteristics, (n = 483)

From: Risk perceptions of STIs/HIV and sexual risk behaviours among sexually experienced adolescents in the Northern part of Lao PDR

 

Male (n = 245)

Female (n = 238)

Total (n = 483)

P value

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age

      

< 0.001

 14–15

73

29.8

109

45.8

182

37.7

 

 16–19

172

70.2

129

54.2

301

62.3

 

Mean (Sd)

16.8 (1.64)

15.9 (1.55)

16.4 (1.65)

 

Ethnicity

      

< 0.001*

 Lao

52

21.2

4

1.7

56

11.6

 

 Khamu

1

0.4

0

0.0

1

0.2

 

 Hmong & Yao

17

6.9

1

0.4

18

3.7

 

 Akha

175

71.4

233

97.9

408

84.5

 

Level of schooling complete

      

< 0.001*

 Never go to school

17

6.9

90

37.8

107

22.2

 

 Primary School

119

48.6

114

47.9

233

48.2

 

 Secondary school

81

33.1

28

11.8

109

22.6

 

 Upper secondary school

27

11.0

4

1.7

31

6.4

 

 Technical

0

0.0

1

0.4

1

0.2

 

 University

1

0.4

0

0

1

0.2

 

Current going to school

      

< 0.001

 No

118

48.2

175

73.5

293

60.7

 

 Yes

127

51.8

63

26.5

190

39.3

 

Living arrangement

      

0.124*

 Family

235

95.9

235

95.9

470

97.3

 

 Dormitory

8

3.3

3

1.3

11

2.3

 

 Other

2

0.8

0

0.0

2

0.4

 
  1. Note: * = Fisher’s exact.