Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 15.12 | 1.25 |
n | % | |
Gender | ||
Male | 312 | 49.21 |
Female | 322 | 50.79 |
Grade | ||
9 | 333 | 52.52 |
10 | 301 | 47.48 |
School | ||
School 1 | 136 | 21.45 |
School 2 | 116 | 18.30 |
School 3 | 82 | 12.93 |
School 4 | 136 | 21.45 |
School 5 | 62 | 9.78 |
School 6 | 102 | 16.09 |
Living arrangements | ||
Both parents | 446 | 70.35 |
Single parent | 63 | 9.94 |
Other | 125 | 19.71 |
Father’s education | ||
Illiterate | 205 | 32.54 |
≤Lower secondary level | 358 | 56.83 |
≥Secondary level | 67 | 10.63 |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 72 | 11.46 |
≤Lower secondary level | 374 | 59.56 |
≥Secondary level | 182 | 28.98 |
Previously received sexual health education lessons in school | ||
Yes | 622 | 98.11 |
No | 12 | 1.89 |
Level at which sexual health education began | ||
Primary level | 5 | 0.79 |
Lower secondary level | 610 | 96.21 |
Secondary level | 19 | 3.00 |