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

Table 4 Perception of risk getting STIs and HIV among sexually experienced adolescents (N=483)

Perception	Male (n = 245)		Female (n = 238)		Total (n = 483)		P value
Perception	N	%	n	%	N	%	P value
Afraid of getting STIs							0.362
Not afraid at all	20	8.2	27	11.3	47	9.7
Afraid a little	8	3.3	5	2.1	13	2.7
Afraid somewhat	15	6.1	9	3.8	24	4.9
Afraid a lot	202	82.4	197	82.8	399	82.1
Perception of getting STIs							0.001
No risk	154	62.9	124	52.1	278	57.2
Low risk	49	20.0	34	14.3	83	17.1
Medium risk	22	9.0	41	17.2	63	13
High risk	20	8.2	39	16.4	59	12.1
Afraid of getting HIV/AIDS							0.581
Afraid at all	21	8.6	25	10.5	46	9.5
Afraid a little	4	1.6	6	2.5	10	2.1
Afraid somewhat	5	2.0	8	3.4	13	2.7
Afraid a lot	215	87.8	199	83.6	414	85.2
Perception of getting HIV/AIDS							0.004
No risk	155	63.3	127	53.4	282	58.4
Low risk	46	18.8	35	14.7	81	16.8
Medium risk	24	9.8	37	15.5	61	12.6
High risk	20	8.2	39	16.4	59	12.2

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