Table 2 Distribution of experiences of adolescents on premarital sexual practices, in Tigray, refugee camps, northern Ethiopia May, 2018
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Have had ever sex (n = 536) | ||
No | 281 | 52.4 |
Yes | 255 | 47.6 |
Had boy/girl friend (n = 536) | ||
Yes | 347 | 64.7 |
No | 189 | 35.3 |
Age of first sex (n = 255) | ||
< 14 | 92 | 36.1 |
14–19 | 137 | 53.7 |
20–24 | 26 | 10.2 |
Relationship to first sexual partner (n = 255) | ||
Acquaintances | 167 | 65.5 |
Friend | 88 | 34.5 |
Reason for first sex (n = 255) | ||
Fall in love | 34 | 13.3 |
Desire to practice sex | 103 | 40.4 |
To get money and other gifts | 30 | 11.8 |
Peer pressure | 88 | 34.5 |
Motivation for premarital sex (n = 255) | ||
Watching pornography | 79 | 31.0 |
Watching erotic films | 93 | 36.5 |
Being intoxicated/drunk | 67 | 26.3 |
I don’t know | 16 | 6.3 |
Did you use any contraceptive methods during your last sex (n = 255) | ||
Yes | 154 | 60.4 |
No | 101 | 39.6 |
Reason for not using contraceptives | ||
Trust partner | 44 | 26.0 |
Ashamed to ask partners | 6 | 3.6 |
Ashamed to buy | 64 | 37.9 |
Partner objected | 9 | 5.3 |
No sexual experience | 46 | 27.2 |