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Table 3 Communication on HIV/AIDS, abstinence and condoms with the three partners by condom use adjusted for site, age, and gender and cluster effect (school)

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

 

Communication with1:

Never users

Occasional users

Consistent users

p<

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

Time 1

Parents/guardians

364

2.37

610

2.53

125

2.90

.001

Other adult family members

362

2.31

612

2.67

125

2.98

.001

Teachers

365

2.73

609

2.86

125

3.18

.05

All the three partners (Total)

371

2.48

618

2.68

126

3.02

.001

Time 2

Parents/guardians

337

2.36

651

2.46

142

2.73

.05

Other adult family members

335

2.31

643

2.51

142

2.74

.001

Teachers

336

2.74

644

2.74

145

3.20

.05

All the three partners (Total)

344

2.49

659

2.58

145

2.90

.01

Time 3

Parents/guardians

271

2.30

538

2.58

152

2.80

.001

Other adult family members

268

2.31

534

2.56

150

2.89

.001

Teachers

266

2.78

533

2.84

150

3.12

.05

All the three partners (Total)

274

2.46

541

2.66

151

2.93

.001

  1. T1, T2 and T3 – first, second and third data collections.
  2. 1 Each score represents the respondents’ average across all three communication topic areas.
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