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Table 3 The relationship between forced sex and socio-demographic characteristics of students attending university, 2019 (n = 800)

From: Forced sex and its predictors among students attending university: a cross-sectional study

 

Forced sex+

N = 95

Forced sex-

N = 472

P values

Age (Mean ± SD)

23.52 ± 6.94

23.41 ± 6.92

0.89

Gender

 Male

10 (8.7)

105 (91.3)

0.01

 Female

85 (18.8)

368 (81.2)

 

Education

 Undergraduate

27 (16.2)

140 (83.8)

0.81

 Graduate

69 (17.2)

333 (82.8)

 

Work

 Yes

67 (18.3)

299 (81.7)

0.40

 No

28 (15.1)

157 (84.9)

 

Income

 $1000 or less

64 (20.0)

256 (80.0)

0.15

 More than $1000

20 (14.3)

120 (85.7)

 

Are you a religious person?

 Yes

63 (18.0)

287 (82.0)

0.42

 No

33 (15.1)

186 (84.9)

 

Relationship status

 Single

91 (18.6)

399 (81.4)

0.39

 No single

2 (9.5)

19 (90.5)

 

Practice-ever contraceptive use

 Always

49 (15.8)

262 (84.2)

0.01

 Never/sometimes

36 (25.6)

103 (74.1)

 

Sex education

 Yes

12 (21.1)

45 (78.9)

0.35

 No

81 (16.1)

423 (83.9)

 

Smoking

 Yes

12 (21.1)

45 (78.9)

0.35

 No

81 (16.1)

423 (83.9)

 

Alcohol

 Yes

85 (17.5)

400 (82.5)

0.18

 No

9 (11.4)

70 (88.6)

 

Visited bars/parties

 Yes

81 (18.6)

355 (81.4)

0.05

 No

15 (11.4)

117 (88.6)

 

Went to movies

 Yes

88 (16.7)

439 (83.3)

0.54

 No

7 (17.1)

34 (82.9)

 

Family source of information

 Yes

6 (20.7)

23 (79.3)

0.86

 No

36 (19.3)

151 (80.7)

 

Knowledge of STD

4.57 ± 1.83

3.98 ± 1.59

0.01

Knowledge of condom

12.24 ± 1.44

12.25 ± 1.38

0.96

Knowledge of contraception

16.63 ± 2.23

16.50 ± 2.36

0.67

Relationship behaviour

10.44 ± 1.33

9.85 ± 1.29

0.21

Sexual attitude

43.76 ± 3.64

42.19 ± 3.61

0.01