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Table 2 Sexual history, contraceptive, substance and condom use among respondents of Aksum University Shire Campus, undergraduate students, Northern Ethiopia, May, 2017, (n = 287)

From: Assessment of risky sexual behavior and practice among Aksum University students, Shire Campus, Shire Town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Ever had sexual intercourse

Yes

174

60.6

No

113

39.4

With whom first sex was made

Boy or girl friend

121

69.5

Stranger

13

7.5

Relatives

11

6.3

Sex worker

12

6.9

Don’t know

17

9.8

Type of sex made

Vaginal

174

100.0

Anal

11

6.3

Oral

9

5.2

Age at first sex

< 18

66

37.9

> 18

89

51.2

Don’t remember

19

10.9

Number of sexual partners over life time

One

62

35.6

More than one

112

64.4

Accept premarital sex practice

Yes

129

45.0

No

158

55.0

Condom use

Yes

103

59.2

No

71

40.8

Frequency of condom use

Always

47

16.5

Most of the time

92

32.0

Some times

148

51.5

Contraceptive usage among started sex

Used

95

54.6

Not used

79

45.0

Drinking alcohol

Yes

134

46.7

No

153

53.3

Smoking cigarette

Yes

48

16.7

No

239

83.3

Chewing chat

Yes

41

14.2

No

246

85.0