Table 3 Relationships between the studied variables and the healthy / unhealthy sexual debut
Study variables | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthy sexual debut | ||||||
Yes (%) | No (%) | Indicator / (p) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Indicator / (p) | |
Any topic of sexuality discussed in the family | ||||||
Yes | 59.2 | 40.8 | χ2 = 7.759 | 37.4 | 62.6 | χ2 = 7.866 |
No | 47.6 | 52.4 | (0.005) | 25.7 | 74.3 | (0.005) |
Mean age at first information about sexuality | 13.46 | 13.56 | t = 0.611 (ns) | 13.63 | 12.93 | t = 3.219 (0.001) |
Dif. average values = − 0.106 | Dif. average values = 0.704 | |||||
The level of discussion about sexual matters: Sexual abstinence before marriage | ||||||
A lot | 55.6 | 44.4) | χ2 = 0.002 | 43.2 | 56.8) | χ2 = 3.686 |
Little or almost nothing | 55.4 | 44.6 | (ns) | 29.2 | 70.8) | (0.055) |
Menstruation/spontaneous ejaculation | ||||||
A lot | 59.8 | 40.2 | χ2 = 7.068 | 42.9 | 57.1 | χ2 = 3.942 |
Little or almost nothing | 49.5 | 50.5 | (0.008) | 29.1 | 70.9 | (0.047) |
Prevention of pregnancy | ||||||
A lot | 57.4 | 42.6 | χ2 = 0.908 | 39.4 | 60.6 | χ2 = 7.150 |
Little or almost nothing | 53.7 | 46.3 | (ns) | 27.1 | 72.9 | (0.007) |
STIs | ||||||
A lot | 60.8 | 39.2 | χ2 = 5.038 | 34.5 | 65.5 | χ2 = 1.534 |
Little or almost nothing | 52.0 | 48.0 | (0.025) | 28.9 | 71.1 | (ns) |