From: Sex education and self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: an explorative analysis
 | Cases n, % (95% CI) N = 298 | Hospital controls n, % (95% CI) N = 500 |
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Sex | ||
 Male | 142, 47.7 (42.0-53.3) | 205, 41.0 (36.8-45.4) |
 Female | 156, 52.3 (46.7-58.0) | 295, 59.0 (54.6-63.2) |
 Missing | 0, 0.0 | 0, 0.0 |
Age | ||
 Median (IQR) | 26.0 (21.0-37.0) | 26.0 (21.0-36.0) |
 Missing | 0, 0.0 | 0, 0.0 |
Religion | ||
 Buddhist | 225, 75.5 (70.3-80.1) | 448, 89.6 (86.6-92.0) |
 Hindu | 35, 11.7 (8.5-15.9) | 17, 3.4 (2.1-5.4) |
 Muslim | 21, 7.0 (4.6-10.6) | 24, 4.8 (3.2-7.1) |
 Christian | 17, 5.7 (3.6-9.0) | 11, 2.2 (1.2-3.9) |
 Missing | 0, 0.0 | 0, 0.0 |
Highest educational attainment from either parent | ||
 No schooling | 17, 5.7 (3.4-9.0) | 7, 1.4 (0.7-2.9) |
 Completed grades 1-10 | 105, 35.2 (30.0-40.8) | 154, 30.8 (26.9-35.0) |
 Passed O/L | 56, 18.8 (14.7-23.6) | 140, 28.0 (24.2-32.1) |
 Passed A/L or completed university/postgraduate qualifications | 61, 20.5 (16.3-24.4) | 160, 32.0 (28.1-36.2) |
 Missing | 59, 19.8 (15.7-24.7) | 39, 7.8 (5.7-10.5) |
Marital status | ||
 Married/living with partner | 157, 52.7 (47.0-58.3) | 234, 46.8 (42.5-51.2) |
 Single | 122, 40.9 (35.5-46.6) | 257, 51.4 (47.0-55.8) |
 Divorced/separated/widowed | 19, 6.4 (4.1-9.8) | 9, 1.8 (0.9-3.4) |
 Missing | 0, 0.0 | 0, 0.0 |
Extent of agreement that teachers at school were interested in them and their life, not just their schoolwork | ||
 Agree strongly | 162, 54.4 (48.7-59.9) | 261, 52.2 (47.8-56.6) |
 Agree somewhat | 41, 13.8 (10.3-13.2) | 101, 20.2 (16.9-24.0) |
 Neither agree/disagree | 35, 11.7 (8.5-15.9) | 44, 8.8 (6.6-11.6) |
 Disagree somewhat | 23, 7.7 (5.2-11.4) | 29, 5.8 (4.1-8.2) |
 Disagree strongly | 31, 10.4 (7.4-14.4) | 52, 10.4 (8.0-13.4) |
 Missing | 6, 2.0 (0.9-4.4) | 13, 2.6 (1.5-4.4) |
Extent to which parents/guardians understood their problems and worries during their first 18 years of life | ||
 Parents did understand their problems and worries | 27, 9.1 (6.3-12.9) | 8, 1.6 (0.8-3.2) |
 Parents did not understand their problems and worries | 266, 89.3 (85.2-92.3) | 488, 97.6 (95.8-98.6) |
 Missing | 5, 1.7 (0.7-4.0) | 4, 0.8 (0.3-2.1) |
Receipt of sex education | ||
 Yes | 191, 64.1 (58.5-69.3) | 390, 78.0 (74.1-81.4) |
 No | 104, 34.9 (29.7-40.5) | 108, 21.6 (18.2-25.4) |
 Missing | 3, 1.0 (0.3-3.1) | 2, 0.4 (0.1-1.6) |
Quality of sex education received through school | ||
 Good quality | 129, 43.3 (37.8-49.0) | 226, 45.2 (40.9-49.6) |
 Poor quality | 59, 19.8 (15.7-24.7) | 149, 29.8 (25.9-34.0) |
 No sex education | 104, 34.9 (29.7-40.5) | 108, 21.6 (18.2-25.4) |
 Missing | 6, 2.0 (0.9-4.4) | 17, 3.4 (2.1-5.4) |
Usefulness of sex education | ||
 Useful | 168, 56.4 (50.7-61.9) | 362, 72.4 (68.3-76.1) |
 Not useful | 23, 7.7 (5.2-11.4) | 26, 5.2 (3.6-7.5) |
 No sex education | 104, 34.9 (29.7-40.5) | 108, 21.6 (18.2-25.4) |
 Missing | 3, 1.0 (0.3-3.1) | 4, 0.8 (0.3-2.1) |