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Table 1 Percentage distribution of sexual readiness items

From: What are the characteristics of ‘sexually ready’ adolescents? Exploring the sexual readiness of youth in urban poor Accra

Items Frequency Percent (%)
Ready for sex   
 0 153 78.1
 1 13 6.6
 2 30 15.3
Not young for sex   
 0 135 68.9
 1 8 4.1
 2 53 27.0
Not wrong for sex   
 0 137 69.9
 1 12 6.1
 2 47 24.0
Total 196 100.0
  1. Source: RIPS Urban Health and Poverty Project, 2011
  2. 0-disagree; 1-neutral; 2-agree
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