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Table 3 Bivariate relationship between explanatory variables and sexual behaviours

From: Social cohesion, social trust, social participation and sexual behaviors of adolescents in rural Tanzania

Variable

 

Age at sexual debut (young ≤ 13 yrs)

 

Multiple sexual partners (> 1 partner)

 

No intention to use condom

 

No condom use

 
  

n (%)

p-value

n (%)

p-value

n (%)

p-value

n (%)

p-value

Social participation at school (n = 247)1

 

Weak participation

8 (15)

0.32

7 (27)

0.6

18 (75)

0.07

12 (23)

0.55

 

2

5 (10)

 

3 (15)

 

9 (47)

 

12 (24)

 
 

3

3 (6)

 

4 (29)

 

8 (62)

 

7 (14)

 
 

4

14 (18)

 

13 (34)

 

16 (44)

 

14 (18)

 
 

Strongest participation

1 (8)

 

2 (40)

 

1 (20)

 

4 (31)

 

Social participation at the community (n = 403)

 

Weak participation

12 (10)

0.63

12 (31)

0.2

16 (44)

0.76

31 (25)

0.85

 

2

6 (15)

 

3 (21)

 

7 (58)

 

8 (20)

 
 

3

9 (11)

 

5 (15)

 

15 (50)

 

17 (21)

 
 

4

10 (11)

 

13 (30)

 

25 (57)

 

18 (20)

 
 

Strongest participation

12 (17)

 

14 (41)

 

15 (45)

 

18 (25)

 

Age (n = 403)

 

14–16 years old

16 (13)

0.86

3 (12)

0.045

12 (50)

0.97

33 (26)

0.31

 

17–19 years old

33 (12)

 

44 (32)

 

50.38 (0)

 

59 (21)

 

Religion (n = 403)

 

Non Muslim

7 (13)

0.76

6 (27)

0.88

13 (65)

0.16

10 (19)

0.51

 

Muslim

42 (12)

 

41 (29)

 

65 (48)

 

82 (23)

 

Sex (n = 403)

 

Male

37 (18)

< 0.001

32 (34)

0.08

42 (47)

0.28

53 (26)

0.11

 

Female

12 (6)

 

15 (21)

 

36 (55)

 

39 (20)