Table 5 Sex difference in reporting frequency of communication on specific topic of SRH by sex of adolescents (NÂ =Â 1000)
| Â | COMMUNICATION AMONG CARETAKERS (sometimes and a lot) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
SRH topic and sex of adolescent | Male | Female | χ 2 | p - value |
| Â | Number (%) | Number (%) | Â | Â |
HIV and STIs | ||||
 Male adolescents | 27 (55.1) | 103 (47.5) | 3.2 | 0.36 |
 Female adolescents | 40 (48.8) | 142 (55.0) | 7.1 | 0.06 |
Pregnancy | ||||
 Male adolescents | 29 (59.2) | 93 (42.9) | 6.7 | 0.08 |
 Female adolescents | 43 (52.4) | 140 (42.1) | 15.39 | 0.02 |
Abortion | ||||
 Male adolescents | 25 (51.0) | 90 (41.5) | 1.6 | 0.45 |
 Female adolescents | 45 (54.9) | 135 (40.7) | 12.4 | 0.002 |
Abstaining from sex | ||||
 Male adolescents | 25 (51.0) | 85 (39.2) | 3.50 | 0.32 |
 Female adolescents | 56 (68.3) | 209 (63) | 1.99 | 0.57 |
Contraceptive | ||||
 Male adolescents | 23 (46.9) | 90 (41.8) | 1.05 | 0.79 |
 Female adolescents | 32 (39.0) | 145 (43.7) | 2.31 | 0.51 |
Safer sex | ||||
 Male adolescents | 22 (44.9) | 88 (40.5) | 0.9 | 0.83 |
 Female adolescents | 39 (47.6) | 127 (38.3) | 11.61 | 0.009 |
Homosexuality | ||||
 Male adolescents | 26 (53.1) | 91 (42.0) | 4.2 | 0.23 |
 Female adolescents | 44 (53.7) | 140 (42.2) | 9.01 | 0.03 |