Variables | Intervention group Frequency (%) n = 413 | Non-Intervention group Frequency (%) n = 442 | x2 (pvalue) |
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Condoms are an effective method of preventing pregnancy | 231 (55.93) | 260 (58.82) | 0.730 (0.393) |
Condoms can be used more than once | 39 (9.44) | 39 (8.82) | 0.099 (0.753) |
A girl can suggest to her boyfriend that he use a condom | 261 (63.20) | 277 (62.67) | 0.025 (0.873) |
A boy can suggest to his girlfriend that he use a condom | 276 (66.83) | 300 (67.87) | 0.106 (0.745) |
Condoms are an effective way of protecting against STIs (e.g. HIV/AIDS) | 261 (63.20) | 312 (70.59) | 5.278 (0.022)* |
Condoms are suitable for casual relationships | 179 (43.34) | 221 (50.00) | 3.802 (0.051) |
Condoms are suitable for steady, loving relationships | 185 (44.79) | 205 (46.38) | 0.217 (0.642) |
It would be too embarrassing for someone like me to buy or obtain condoms | 263 (63.68) | 308 (69.68) | 3.468 (0.063) |
If a girl suggested using condoms to her partner, it would mean that she didn’t trust him | 160 (38.74) | 162 (36.65) | 0.3970 (0.529) |
Condoms reduce sexual pleasure | 94 (22.76) | 89 (20.14) | 0.874 (0.350) |
Condoms can slip off the man and disappear inside the woman’s body | 114 (27.60) | 126 (28.51) | 0.086 (0.769) |
If unmarried couples want to have sexual intercourse before marriage, they should use condoms | 206 (49.88) | 220 (49.77) | 0.0009 (0.975) |
Condoms are an effective way of protecting against sexually transmitted diseases | 280 (67.80) | 322 (72.85) | 2.6176 (0.106) |
Composites Score of Knowledge on condom: Mean(SD) | 6.172 (3.510) | 6.427 (3.296) | 1.099** (0.274) |