Table 3 Comparison of sexual behaviors between sexes
Characteristics | n | % | Male | Female | χ2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||||
Having boyfriend/girlfriend | ||||||||
 Yes | 509 | 38.4 | 202 | 39.7 | 307 | 60.3 | 0.01 | 0.935 |
 No | 816 | 61.6 | 322 | 39.5 | 494 | 60.5 |  |  |
Number of boyfriends/girlfriends | ||||||||
 Only one | 489 | 96.1 | 187 | 38.2 | 302 | 61.8 | 10.84 | 0.001* |
 More than one | 20 | 3.9 | 15 | 75.0 | 5 | 25.0 |  |  |
Sexual experience | ||||||||
 Yes | 402 | 30.3 | 194 | 48.3 | 208 | 51.7 | 18.31 | < 0.001* |
 No | 923 | 69.7 | 330 | 35.8 | 593 | 64.2 | 28.76 |  |
Sexual experience with current boyfriend/girlfriend | ||||||||
 Yes | 324 | 80.6 | 141 | 43.5 | 183 | 56.5 | 15.02 | < 0.001* |
 No | 78 | 19.4 | 53 | 67.9 | 25 | 32.1 |  |  |
Sexual experience with one-night stand | ||||||||
 Yes | 169 | 42.0 | 99 | 58.6 | 70 | 41.4 | 12.43 | < 0.001* |
 No | 233 | 58.0 | 95 | 40.8 | 138 | 59.2 |  |  |
Sexual experience with a prostitute 1 year prior to the study | ||||||||
 Yes | 108 | 26.9 | 61 | 56.5 | 47 | 43.5 | 3.99 | 0.046* |
 No | 294 | 73.1 | 133 | 45.2 | 161 | 54.7 |  |  |
Having a regular partner | ||||||||
 Yes | 145 | 36.0 | 50 | 34.5 | 95 | 65.5 | 17.23 | < 0.001* |
 No | 257 | 64.0 | 144 | 56.0 | 113 | 44.0 |  |  |
Use alcohol or drugs prior to having sexual intercourse | ||||||||
 Yes | 76 | 18.9 | 40 | 52.6 | 36 | 47.4 | 1.24 | 0.536 |
 Sometimes | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 55.6 | 8 | 44.4 |  |  |
 No | 308 | 76.6 | 144 | 46.8 | 164 | 53.2 |  |  |
HIV testing experience | ||||||||
 Yes | 63 | 15.7 | 30 | 47.6 | 33 | 52.4 | 0.01 | 0.912 |
 No | 339 | 84.3 | 164 | 48.4 | 175 | 51.6 |  |  |
HIV testing 6 months prior to the study | ||||||||
 Yes | 43 | 5.0 | 23 | 53.5 | 20 | 46.5 | 0.52 | 0.468 |
 No | 359 | 73.1 | 171 | 47.6 | 188 | 52.4 |  |  |
HIV testing 6 months to 1 year prior to the study | ||||||||
 Yes | 41 | 10.2 | 22 | 53.7 | 19 | 46.3 | 0.53 | 0.465 |
 No | 361 | 89.8 | 172 | 47.6 | 189 | 52.4 |  |  |