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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics profiles of the study respondents (n = 384)

From: Perceived motivators, knowledge, attitude, self-reported and intentional practice of female condom use among female students in higher training institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania

Variables

Frequency (%)

Residence

 Institution I

333 (86.7)

 Institution II

51 (13.3)

Program

 Health Sciences

74 (19.2)

 Social Science

59 (15.4)

 Humanities

68 (17.7)

 Education

76 (19.8)

 Informatics and Virtual Sciences

47 (12.2)

 Natural and Mathematical sciences

26 (6.8)

 Earth sciences

34 (8.9)

Year of Study

 1st yr.

137 (35.7)

 2nd yr.

101 (26.3)

 3rd yr.

84 (21.9)

 4th yr.

62 (16.1)

Age: M = 24 ± 2.12

 < 18 yrs.

21 (5.5)

 19–24 yrs.

156 (40.6)

 25–34 yrs.

177 (46.1)

 > 35 yrs.

30 (7.8)

Accommodation

 In-campus

273 (71.1)

 Off-campus

111 (28.9)

Marital status

 Single

207 (53.9)

 Married

33 (8.6)

 Cohabitating

141 (36.7)

 Divorced

3 (0.8)

Religion

 Muslim

178 (46.5)

 Christian

206 (53.5)

Previous training

 Yes

7 (1.8)

 No

377 (98.2)

Drug abuse

 Yes

108 (28.1)

 No

276 (71.9)

Peer groups

 Yes

374 (97.4)

 No

10 (2.6)

Academic tours

 Yes

94 (24.5)

 No

290 (75.5)

  1. Source: Field data (2022)