Table 5 Sexual risk taking amongst AES and MES pupils
| Â | Female | Male | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AES | MES | AES vs. MES | AES | Â | MES | AES vs. MES | |
% (n/N) | % (n/N) | OR (95% CI)â‚® | % (n/N) | % (n/N) | OR (95% CI)â‚® | ||
Has had penetrative sex | |||||||
 No | 35.3 (24/68) | 53.1 (1029/1939) | 1.00 | 28.5 (43/151) | 54.0 (1126//2085) | 1.00 | |
 Yes | 57.4 (39/68) | 36.3 (704/1939) | 2.36 (1.45, 3.85) | 60.3 (91/151) | 32.0 (668//2085) | 3.22 (2.29, 4.51) | |
 Not known/missing | 7.4 (5/68) | 10.6 (206/1939) | 0.67 (0.27, 1.68) | 11.3 (17/151) | 14.0 (291//2085) | 0.78 (0.47, 1.32) | |
Protected against both pregnancy and STIs, either through abstinence or by using condoms or condoms plus another contraceptive at sexual debut or beyond | |||||||
 Yes | 67.6 (46/68) | 76.2 (1477/1939) | 1.00 | 52.3 (79/151) | 75.3 (1570//2085) | 1.00 | |
 No | 23.5 (16/68) | 13.2 (256/1939) | 2.01 (1.12, 3.60) | 29.1 (44/151) | 10.7 (224//2085) | 3.90 (2.63, 5.79) | |
 Not known/missing | 8.8 (6/68) | 10.6 (206/1939) | 0.94 (0.40, 2.22) | 18.5 (28/151) | 14.0 (291//2085) | 1.91 (1.22, 3.00) | |
Sexual debut was planned | |||||||
 Yes | 12.8 (5/39) | 20.9 (147/704) | 1.00 | 13.0 (14.3/91/) | 22.2 (148/668) | 1.00 | |
 No | 76.9 (30/39) | 63.9 (450/704) | 1.96 (0.75, 5.14) | 70.3 | (64/91/) | 59.4 (397/668) | 1.84 (0.98, 3.43) |
 Not known/missing | 10.3 (4/39) | 15.2 (107/704) | 1.10 (0.29, 4.19) | 15.4 | (14/91/) | 18.4 (123/668) | 1.30 (0.59, 2.86) |
Age at sexual debut | |||||||
 Under 13 years of age | 2.6 (1/39) | 2.6 (18/704) | 1.00 | 5.5 | (5/91/) | 5.8 (39/668) | 1.00 |
 13 years of age or over | 92.3 (36/39) | 91.8 (624/704) | 0.96 (0.13, 7.42) | 85.7 | (78/91/) | 78.6 (525/668) | 0.86 (0.33, 2.26) |
 Not known/missing | 5.1 (0/39) | 5.6 (62/704) | 0.56 (0.13, 2.38) | 10.0 | (8/91/) | 15.6 (104/668) | 0.52 (0.24, 1.10) |
Partner age at sexual debut | |||||||
 Same age or < 3 years older/younger | 92.3 (36/39) | 30.7 (216/704) | 1.00 | 84.6 | (77/91/) | 54.2 (362/668) | 1.00 |
 3+ years older | 2.6 (1/39) | 58.2 (410/704) | 0.02 (0.00, 0.11) | 5.5 (5/91/) | 26.6 (178/668) | 0.13 (0.05, 0.33) | |
 Not known/missing | 5.1 (2/39) | 11.1 (78/704) | 0.15 (0.04, 0.65) | 9.9 (9/91/) | 19.2 (128/668) | 0.33 (0.16, 0.68) | |
Felt pressured at sexual debut | |||||||
 Yes | 10.3 (4/39) | 12.1 (85/704) | 1.00 | 2.2 (2/91/) | 12.6 (84/668) | 1.00 | |
 No | 84.6 (33/39) | 71.6 (504/704) | 1.39 (0.48, 4.03) | 89.0 (81/91/) | 66.2 (442/668) | 7.70 (1.86, 31.91) | |
 Not known/missing | 5.1 (2/39) | 16.3 (115/704) | 0.37 (0.07, 2.07) | 8.8 (8/91/) | 21.3 (142/668) | 2.37 (0.49, 11.40) | |
Sexual debut was under the influence of drugs or alcohol | |||||||
 Yes | 33.3 (13/39) | 27.0 (190/704) | 1.00 | 44.0 (40/91/) | 30.2 (202/668) | 1.00 | |
 No | 66.7 (26/39) | 67.6 (476/704) | 1.25 (0.63, 2.49) | 50.5 (46/91/) | 61.5 (411/668) | 0.57 (0.36, 0.89) | |
 Not known/missing | 0.0 (0/39) | 5.4 (38/704) | n/a | 5.5 (5/91/) | 8.2 (55/668) | 0.50 (0.17, 1.22) | |
Discussed using condoms with partner at sexual debut | |||||||
 Yes | 28.2 (11/39) | 40.9 (288/704) | 1.00 | 22.0 (20/91/) | 39.7 (265/668) | 1.00 | |
 No | 51.3 (20/39) | 31.7 (223/704) | 2.35 (1.10, 5.00) | 50.5 (46/91/) | 28.9 (193/668) | 3.16 (1.81, 5.51) | |
 Not known/missing | 20.5 (8/39) | 27.4 (193/704) | 1.09 (0.43, 2.75) | 27.5 (25/91/) | 31.4 (210/668) | 1.58 (0.85, 2.92) | |
Has had more than the median number of partners | |||||||
 1–2 sexual partners | 30.8 (12/39) | 54.9 (386/704) | 1.00 | 23.1 (21/91/) | 50.5 (337/668) | 1.00 | |
 3+ sexual partners | 53.8 (21/39) | 31.4 (221/704) | 3.06 (1.48, 6.33) | 59.3 (54/91/) | 30.0 (201/668) | 4.33 (2.54, 7.39) | |
 Not known/missing | 15.4 (6/39) | 13.7 (97704) | 2.01 (0.74, 5.49) | 17.6 (16/91/) | 19.5 (130/668) | 1.98 (1.00, 3.91) | |