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Table 5 Comparisons of the contextual factors considering early sexual initiation and inconsistent use of condoms (n = 80)

From: Individual and contextual factors associated with sexual initiation among adolescents

Contextual factors

Early sexual initiation

Inconsistent use

Yes

(n = 54)

No

(n = 26)

p

Yes (n = 32)

No

(n = 48)

p

Socioeconomic level

  

0.7

  

0.37

 A

71.4 (5)

28.5 (2)

 

50.0 (3)

50.0 (3)

 

 B1

83.3 (10)

16.6 (2)

 

33.3 (4)

66.7 (8)

 

 B2

66.6 (19)

33.3 (3)

 

26.1 (6)

73.9 (17)

 

 C1

73.6 (14)

26.3 (5)

 

53.8 (14)

46.2 (12)

 

 C2

85.7 (6)

14.28 (1)

 

57.1 (4)

42.9 (3)

 

 D

66.6 (2)

33.3 (1)

 

33.3 (1)

66.7 (2)

 

Mother’s education

  

0.5

  

0.18

 Incomplete elementary

68.7 (11)

31.2 (5)

 

30.0 (6)

70.0 (14)

 

 Complete elementary

85.7 (6)

14.2 (1)

 

36.4 (4)

63.6 (7)

 

 Incomplete high school

85.7 (6)

14.2 (1)

 

62.5 (5)

37.5 (3)

 

 Complete high school

83.3 (10)

16.6 (2)

 

53.8 (7)

46.2 (6)

 

 Incomplete higher education

83.3 (5)

16.6 (1)

 

71.4 (5)

28.6 (2)

 

 Complete higher education

77.7 (14)

22.2(4)

 

23.5 (4)

76.5 (13)

 

Father’s education

  

0.31

  

0.65

 Incomplete elementary

86.6 (13)

13.3 (2)

 

50.0 (9)

50.0 (9)

 

 Complete elementary

70.0 (7)

30.0 (3)

 

27.3 (3)

72.7 (8)

 

 Incomplete high school

100 (4)

0.0 (0)

 

40.0 (2)

60.0 (3)

 

 Complete high school

72.7 (8)

27.3 (3)

 

54.5 (6)

45.5 (5)

 

 Incomplete higher education

66.6 (4)

33.3 (2)

 

25.0 (2)

75.0 (6)

 

 Complete higher education

76.4 (13)

23.5 (4)

 

47.1 (8)

52.9 (9)

 

Family configuration

  

0.04**

  

0.98

 Nuclear

87.5 (16)

12.5 (2)

 

44.4 (8)

55.6 (10)

 

 Extended

85.7 (18)

14.2 (3)

 

40.9 (9)

59.1 (13)

 

 Single parent

66.6 (12)

33.3 (6)

 

40.0 (8)

60.0 (12)

 

 Remarried

76.9 (10)

23.0 (3)

 

38.9 (7)

61.1 (11)

 

Affective-consistent

  

0.93

  

0.47

 Low

84.2 (16)

15.7 (3)

 

36.0 (9)

64.0 (16)

 

 Medium low

72.7 (8)

27.2 (3)

 

46.7 (7)

53.3 (8)

 

 Medium high

77.2 (17)

22.7 (5)

 

52.4 (11)

47.6 (10)

 

 High

81.2 (13)

18.7 (3)

 

29.4 (5)

70.6 (12)

 

Adaptation

  

0.15

  

0.17

 Low

84.6 (22)

15.3 (4)

 

48.3 (14)

51.7 (15)

 

 Medium low

68.1 (15)

31.8 (7)

 

50.0 (12)

50.0 (12)

 

 Medium high

84.6 (11)

15.3 (2)

 

29.4 (5)

70.6 (12)

 

 High

85.7 (6)

14.2 (1)

 

12.5 (1)

87.5 (7)

 

Autonomy

  

0.0**

  

0.91

 Low

88.8 (16)

11.1 (2)

 

39.1 (9)

60.9 (14)

 

 Medium low

73.0 (19)

26.9 (7)

 

37.9 (11)

62.1 (18)

 

 Medium high

87.5 (14)

12.5 (2)

 

44.4 (8)

55.6 (10)

 

 High

62.5 (5)

37.5 (3)

 

50.0 (4)

50.0 (4)

 

Total classification

  

0.95

  

0.35

 Low

83.3 (20)

16.6 (4)

 

43.3 (13)

56.7 (17)

 

 Medium low

75.0 (12)

25.0 (4)

 

52.6 (10)

47.4 (9)

 

 Medium high

80.0 (16)

20.0 (4)

 

25.0 (5)

75.0 (15)

 

 High

75.0 (6)

25.0 (2)

 

44.4 (4)

55.6 (5)

 

Access to information about sexuality in school

  

0.22

  

0.4

 No

85.7 (16)

14.2 (1)

 

33.3 (7)

66.6 (14)

 

 Yes

74.5 (38)

25.4 (13)

 

43.8 (25)

56.1 (32)

 

Access to information about sexuality in the family

  

0.19

  

0.3

 No

77.7 (7)

22.2 (2)

 

53.8 (7)

46.1 (6)

 

 Yes

79.6 (47)

20.3 (12)

 

38.4 (25)

61.5 (40)

 
  1. *Significant data. Fischer’s exact test