Table 3 Relationship between demographic characteristics of adolescents and communication of sex-related matters
Demographic characteristics | Ever discussed sex-related matters with anyone | Discussed sex-related matters with parent (mother) | Discussed sex-related matters with friends or peers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 551 | 255 (46.2) | 255 | 28 (11.0) | 255 | 200 (78.7) |
Rural | 494 | 245 (49.6) | 245 | 19 (7.8) | 245 | 188 (76.7) |
χ2 (p value | 1.18 (0.28) | 1.58 (0.21) | 0.27 (0.59) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Female | 598 | 296 (49.5) | 296 | 34 (11.5) | 296 | 221 (74.6) |
Male | 447 | 204 (45.8) | 204 | 13 (6.2) | 204 | 167 (82.2) |
χ2 (p value | 1.41 (0.24) | 3.93 (0.05) | 4.03 (0.04)* | |||
Schooling | ||||||
In-school | 966 | 453 (46.9) | 453 | 41 (9) | 453 | 348 (76.9) |
Out-of-school | 79 | 47 (59.3) | 47 | 6 (12.8) | 47 | 40 (85.2) |
χ2 (p value | 4.55 (0.03)* | 0.73 (0.40) | 1.72 (0.19) | |||
Wealth index | ||||||
Q1 | 224 | 107 (47.7) | 107 | 47 (4.6) | 107 | 82 (76.4) |
Q2 | 211 | 106 (50.4) | 106 | 3 (2.9) | 106 | 80 (75.4) |
Q3 | 214 | 109 (50.8) | 109 | 12 (11.1) | 109 | 83 (76.4) |
Q4 | 198 | 96 (48.6) | 96 | 16 (16.7) | 96 | 77 (80.2) |
Q5 | 197 | 81 (41.2) | 81 | 11 (13.6) | 81 | 65 (80.7) |
χ2 (p value | 4.78 (0.31) | 16.38 (0.003)* | 1.28 (0.86) | |||