Table 3 Association of sexual and reproductive health knowledge & behavior with ever engaged in sexual intercourse among unmarried youth
From: Unmarried Sri Lankan youth: sexual behaviour and contraceptive use
Variable | Ever engaged in sexual intercourse | Test statistics | Sig. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | |||
Use of any substance | ||||||||
Yes | 108 | 32.0 | 229 | 68.0 | 337 | 100.0 | χ2 = 73.45 | < 0.001** |
No | 76 | 10.6 | 644 | 89.4 | 720 | 100.0 | ||
Ever had love affair | ||||||||
Yes | 174 | 18.5 | 766 | 82.5 | 940 | 100.0 | χ2 = 7.18 | 0.007** |
No | 10 | 8.5 | 107 | 91.5 | 117 | 100.0 | ||
Overall knowledge on SRH | ||||||||
Low | 12 | 5.7 | 198 | 94.3 | 210 | 100.0 | χ2 = 47.50 | < 0.001** |
Medium | 86 | 15.7 | 461 | 84.3 | 547 | 100.0 | ||
High | 86 | 28.7 | 214 | 71.3 | 300 | 100.0 | ||
Overall knowledge on SRH (out of 100) | 63.64 (18.47) | 50.35 (19.72) | 52.66 (20.14) | t = 8.40 | < 0.001** | |||
Aware of sexual intercourse among peers | ||||||||
Yes | 143 | 32.1 | 303 | 67.9 | 446 | 100.0 | χ2 = 115.26 | < 0.001** |
No | 41 | 6.7 | 570 | 93.3 | 611 | 57.8 | ||
Total | 184 | 17.4 | 873 | 82.6 | 1057 | 100.0 | ||