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Table 2 Percentage distribution of sexual readiness, background and sexual characteristics of respondents by gender

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

Characteristics

Total

Female

Male

Freq

%

Freq

%

Freq

%

Sexual readiness (Dependent variable)

 0

106

54.1

57

55.9

49

52.1

 1

5

2.6

2

2.0

3

3.2

 2

37

18.9

20

19.6

17

18.1

 3

5

2.6

3

2.9

2

2.1

 4

27

13.8

15

14.7

12

12.8

 5

5

2.6

3

2.9

2

2.1

 6

11

5.6

2

2.0

9

9.6

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Age

 12–14

68

34.7

38

37.3

30

31.9

 15–17

66

33.7

31

30.4

35

37.2

 18–19

62

31.6

33

32.4

29

30.9

Highest educational level attained

 Primary and below

65

33.2

36

35.3

29

30.9

 Junior High School (JHS)

88

44.9

49

48.0

39

41.5

 Senior High School (SHS)

43

21.9

17

16.7

26

27.7

Socio-cultural Characteristics

Religious service attendance in past month

 At least once a week

113

57.6

56

54.9

57

60.6

 At least once a month

39

19.9

23

22.6

16

17.0

 Never

44

22.5

23

22.6

21

22.3

Ethnicity

 Akan

43

21.9

23

22.6

20

21.3

 Ga/Dangme

131

66.8

65

63.7

66

70.2

 Other

22

11.3

14

13.7

8

8.5

Locality

 James Town

78

39.8

41

40.2

37

39.4

 Ussher Town

118

60.2

61

59.8

57

60.6

Family Characteristics

Mother's highest educational level attained

 None/Pre-school

30

15.3

17

16.7

13

13.8

 Primary

28

14.3

12

11.8

16

17.0

 Secondary

82

41.8

41

40.2

41

43.6

 Don't Know

56

28.6

32

31.4

24

25.5

Living arrangements

 Parent/parent & relative

146

74.5

74

72.6

72

76.6

 Other relative/non-relative/alone

47

24.0

26

25.5

21

22.3

Missing

3

1.5

2

2.0

1

1.1

Parents’ marital status

 Currently married

72

36.7

37

36.3

35

37.2

 Not currently married

61

31.1

29

28.4

32

34.0

 Never married

22

11.2

13

12.8

9

9.6

 Parent(s) dead

39

19.9

22

21.6

17

18.1

Missing

2

1.0

1

1.0

1

1.1

Wealth index

 Poorest

39

19.9

17

16.7

22

23.4

 Poorer

42

21.4

22

21.6

20

21.3

 Middle

39

19.9

18

17.6

21

22.3

 Richer

37

18.9

22

21.6

15

16.0

 Richest

34

17.4

20

19.6

14

14.9

Missing

5

2.6

3

2.9

2

2.1

Sexual communication

 With parents only

101

51.5

54

52.9

47

50.0

 With friends only

42

21.4

27

26.5

15

16.0

 With both parents and friends

19

9.7

8

7.8

11

11.7

 With other(s)

34

17.4

13

12.8

21

22.3

Sexual Characteristics

Coital experiencea

 No

156

79.6

75

73.5

81

86.2

 Yes

40

20.4

27

26.5

13

13.8

Negative sexual experience

 No

158

80.6

77

75.5

81

86.2

 Yes

38

19.4

25

24.5

13

13.8

Exposure to pornographic moviesa

 No

121

61.7

73

71.6

48

51.1

 Yes

73

37.3

28

27.4

45

47.9

Missing

2

1.0

1

1.0

1

1.1

Total

196

100.0

102

100.0

94

100.0

  1. Source: RIPS Urban Health and Poverty Project, 2011
  2. aSignificantly different by gender at p < 0.05