|
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
|
