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Table 1 Sexual risk behaviour and other risk behaviour (n = 832)

From: Psychological and behavioural factors associated with sexual risk behaviour among Slovak students

 

Male (n = 184)

Female (n = 271)

 

Number

%

Number

%

Sexual experience *

    

Yes

184

61.3

271

63.3

Having sex before age of 16

    

Yes

15

8.5

13

5.1

Having sex under risky conditions

    

Yes

81

44.3

87

32.8

Multiple sexual partners

    

Yes

45

26.5

54

21.4

Inconsistent condom use

    

Yes

131

72.4

209

80.7

Being drunk at least once during last month

    

Yes

88

48.1

79

29.3

Smoking one cigarette at least once per week

    

Yes

80

44.2

101

38.3

Self-esteem

    

High

51

28.7

66

25.3

Middle

100

56.2

134

51.3

Low

27

15.2

61

23.4

Psychological well-being

    

High

51

27.9

56

20.9

Middle

102

55.7

132

49.3

Low

30

16.4

80

29.9

Extroversion

    

Low

21

11.9

36

14.1

Middle

87

49.4

114

44.7

High

68

38.6

105

41.2

Neuroticism

    

Low

60

32.8

47

17.9

Middle

90

49.2

131

49.8

High

33

18.0

85

32.3

Religiousness

    

Strongly important

65

43.0

95

42.6

Unimportant

86

57.0

128

57.4

  1. * from whole sample – male (n = 355), females (n = 477)