Table 1 Sociodemographic and high sexual risk behavior of adolescents with and without a history of sexual abuse in Ile-Ife, Nigeria (n = 1056)
Variables | History of sexual abuse N = 62 n (%) | No history of sexual abuse N = 994 n (%) | p value | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
 Male | 26 (41.9%) | 572 (57.5%) | 0.02* | 598 (56.6%) |
 Female | 36 (58.1%) | 422 (42.5%) | 458 (43.4%) | |
Age | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 16.6 (2.2) | 14.4 (2.6) | < 0.001* | 14.6 (2.6) |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
 High | 22 (35.5%) | 361 (36.3%) | 0.31 | 383 (36.3%) |
 Middle | 16 (25.8%) | 331 (33.3%) | 347 (32.9%) | |
 Low | 24 (38.7%) | 302 (30.4%) | 326 (30.9%) | |
Intake of alcohol | ||||
 Yes | 12 (19.4%) | 91 (9.2%) | 0.009* | 103 (9.8%) |
 No | 50 (80.6%) | 903 (90.8%) | 953 (90.2%) | |
Use of other psychoactive substances | ||||
 Yes | 4 (6.5%) | 44 (4.4%) | 0.52 | 48 (4.5%) |
 No | 58 (93.5%) | 950 (95.6%) | 1008 (95.5%) | |
Cigarette smoking | ||||
 Yes | 5 (8.1%) | 8 (0.8%) | 0.001* | 13 (1.2%) |
 No | 57 (91.9%) | 986 (99.2%) | 1043 (98.8%) | |
Ever had sexual intercourse | ||||
 Yes | 24 (38.7%) | 56 (5.6%) | < 0.001* | 80 (7.6%) |
 No | 38 (61.3%) | 938 (94.4%) | 976 (92.4%) | |
Age of sexual debut [N = 80] | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 15.30 (3.74) | 15.62 (2.12) | 0.65 | 15.53 (2.64) |
Number of current sex partners [N = 80] | ||||
 0 | 3 (12.5%) | 6 (10.7%) | 0.81 | 9 (11.3) |
 1 | 15 (62.5%) | 32 (57.1%) | 47 (58.8) | |
 > 1 | 6 (25.0%) | 18 (32.1%) | 24 (30.0) | |
Use of condom at last sex [N = 80] | ||||
 Yes | 7 (29.2%) | 24 (42.9%) | 0.25 | 31 (38.8) |
 No | 17 (70.8%) | 32 (57.1%) | 49 (61.3) | |
History of transactional sex [N = 80] | ||||
 Yes | 4 (16.7%) | 1 (1.8%) | 0.01* | 5 (6.3%) |
 No | 20 (83.3) | 55 (98.2%) | 75 (93.8%) | |