Table 4 Characteristics associated with sexual activities among students
Variables | Ever Had Sex | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
State | Bauchi | 29 (19) | 123 (81) | p < 0.001* |
Borno | 21 (13) | 146 (87) | ||
Gombe | 31 (10) | 273 (90) | ||
Type of School | Boys only | 30 (18) | 139 (82) | p < 0.001** |
Girls only | 2 (2) | 83 (98) | ||
Co-educational | 49 (13) | 320 (87) | ||
Location of School | Urban | 31 (14) | 185 (86) | p > 0.001 |
Semi-urban | 28 (11) | 227 (89) | ||
Rural | 22 (14) | 129 (86) | ||
Present Class | Junior class | 40 (16) | 216 (84) | p > 0.001** |
Senior class | 41 (18) | 188 (82) | ||
Gender | Male | 63 (19) | 264 (81) | p < 0.001** |
Female | 18 (6) | 279 (94) | ||
Religion | Christianity | 47 (18) | 208 (82) | p > 0.001 |
Islam | 29 (11) | 242 (89) | ||
Others | 5 (11) | 45 (89) | ||
Age | 10–14 | 7 (4) | 155 (96) | p < 0.001** |
15–19 | 39 (12) | 321 (89) | ||
20–24 | 23 (30) | 54 (66) | ||
25 and above | 2 (22) | 7(78) | ||
NA | 10 (21) | 38 (79) | ||
Ever worked for money | ||||
Yes | 46 (17) | 229 (83) | p < .001* | |
No | 35 (10) | 314 (90) | ||