Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Arba Minch University, Ethiopia, 2018/19
Study group | Variables | Subcategories | Pre-intervention N (%) | Post-intervention N (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention group | Sex | Male | 297 (74.1) | 294 (74.2) | X2 = 0.206 p = 0.694 |
Female | 104 (25.9) | 102 (25.8) | |||
Age in year | Mean ± SD | 19.55 ± 1.94 | 19.60 ± 1.14 | ||
Religion | Orthodox | 259 (64.6) | 256 (64.6) | X2 = 7.39 p = 0.807 | |
Catholic | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | |||
Protestant | 97 (24.2) | 95 (24.0) | |||
Muslim | 39 (9.7) | 38 (9.6) | |||
Others | 4 (1.0) | 5 (1.3) | |||
Type of school attended | Governmental | 348 (86.8) | 347 (87.6) | X2 = 42 p = 0.654 | |
Private | 53 (13.2) | 49 (12.4) | |||
Participating in religion education | Yes | 353 (88) | 367 (92.3) | X2=0.069 p = 1.000 | |
No | 48 (12) | 29 (7.3) | |||
Ever discussed Sex-related matters | Yes | 170 (42.4) | 236 (59.6) | X2 = 0.796 p = 0.408 | |
No | 231 (57.8) | 160 (40.4) | |||
Control group | Sex | Male | 250 (61.9) | 245 (61.7) | X2 = 0.58 p = 0.595 |
Female | 154 (38.1) | 152 (38.3) | |||
Age in year | Mean ± SD | 19.67 ± 126 | 19.69 ± 1.17 | ||
Religion | Orthodox | 278 (68.8) | 275 (69.3) | X2 = 9.49 p = 0.578 | |
Catholic | 8 (2) | 6 (1.5) | |||
Protestant | 62 (15.3) | 61 (15.4) | |||
Muslim | 54 (13/4) | 53 (13.4) | |||
Others | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | |||
Type of school attended | Governmental | 351 (86.9) | 349 (57.9) | X2 = 1.19 p = 0.282 | |
Private | 53 (13.1) | 48 (12.1) | |||
Participating in religion education | Yes | 348 (86.1) | 307 (77.3) | X2 = 1.44 p = 0.235 | |
No | 56 (13.9) | 90 (22.7) | |||
Ever discussed Sex-related matters | Yes | 168 (41.6) | 176 (44.3) | X2=0.457 p = 0.539 | |
No | 236 (58.4) | 221 (55.7) |