Condom use and sexuality communication with adults: a study among high school students in South Africa and Tanzania

Table 1 Communication with parents/guardians, other adult family members and teachers – meanscore descriptives (scale range for all meanscores is 1–5)

Communication variables	Data collection	Number of items	n	M	SD	n	Alpha
Communication with parents/guardians	First	3	5086	2.36	1.23	4913	.83
	Second	3	5300	2.39	1.24	5151	.85
	Third	3	4518	2.40	1.24	4377	.87
Communication with other adult family members	First	3	5050	2.31	1.24	4896	.86
	Second	3	5272	2.33	1.24	5127	.87
	Third	3	4474	2.32	1.25	4346	.89
Communication with teachers	First	3	5075	2.64	1.27	4942	.87
	Second	3	5358	2.69	1.30	5219	.88
	Third	3	4486	2.67	1.30	4361	.89
Communication with all three partners combined	First	9	5180	2.43	1.08	4617	.91
	Second	9	5433	2.47	1.10	4875	.92
	Third	9	4575	2.45	1.11	4108	.93

Number of observations is lower for alpha, since alpha is calculated only when all items have valid values.

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