Table 1 Characteristics of respondents
Variable | Control (%) | Intervention (%) | Total (%) | χ2/t | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n = 640 | n = 640 | n = 1280 |  |  |
Respondents’ characteristics | |||||
Age groups (years) | Â | Â | Â | 2.002 | 0.368 |
 12–14 | 204 (31.9) | 208 (32.5) | 412 (32.2) |  |  |
 15–17 | 366 (57.2) | 377 (58.9) | 743 (58.0) |  |  |
 > 17 | 70 (10.9) | 55 (8.6) | 125 (9.8) |  |  |
Mean age ± SD | 15.25 ± 1.69 | 15.21 ± 1.65 | 15.23 ± 1.67 | 0.452 | 0.651 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 31.3 | 0.576 |
 Female | 324 (50.6) | 314 (49.1) | 638 (49.8) |  |  |
 Male | 316 (49.4) | 326 (50.9) | 642 (50.2) |  |  |
School type | Â | Â | Â | 1.763 | 0.184 |
 Public | 480 (75.0) | 459 (71.7) | 939 (73.4) |  |  |
 Private | 160 (25.0) | 181 (28.3) | 341 (26.6) |  |  |
Class | Â | Â | Â | 0.0005 | 0.998 |
 SS1 | 214 (33.4) | 215 (33.6) | 429 (33.5) |  |  |
 SS2 | 214 (33.4) | 214 33.4) | 428 (33.4) |  |  |
 SS3 | 212 (33.1) | 211 (33.0) | 423 (33.1) |  |  |
Subject combination | Â | Â | Â | 5.763 | 0.056 |
 Science | 238 (37.2) | 236 (36.9) | 474 (37.1) |  |  |
 Art | 201 (31.4) | 236 (36.9) | 437 (34.1) |  |  |
 Commercial | 201 (31.4) | 168 (26.2) | 369 (28.8) |  |  |
Tribe | Â | Â | Â | 7.149 | 0.067 |
 Yoruba | 507 (79.2) | 531 (83.0) | 1038 (81.0) |  |  |
 Hausa | 27 (4.3) | 33 (5.2) | 60 (4.7) |  |  |
 Igbo | 31 (4.8) | 17 (2.7) | 48 (3.8) |  |  |
 Others | 75 (11.7) | 59 (9.2) | 134 (10.5) |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 5.321 | 0.070 |
 Single | 628 (98.1) | 614 (95.6) | 1242 (97.0) |  |  |
 Married | 4 (0.6) | 9 (1.4) | 13 (1.0) |  |  |
 Others | 8 (1.3) | 17 (2.7) | 25 (2.0) |  |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 3.516 | 0.061 |
 Christianity | 240 (37.5) | 208 (32.5) | 448 (35.0) |  |  |
 Islam | 400 (62.5) | 432 (67.5) | 832 (65.0) |  |  |
Who respondents lived with | Â | Â | Â | 6.341 | 0.092 |
 Parents | 532 (83.1) | 563 (88.0) | 1095 (88.5) |  |  |
 Other relatives | 87 (13.6) | 63 (9.8) | 150 (11.7) |  |  |
 Alone | 14 (2.2) | 8 (1.3) | 22 (1.7) |  |  |
 Others | 7 (1.1) | 6 (0.9) | 13 (1.0) |  |  |
Respondents’ family characteristics | |||||
Type of family | Â | Â | Â | 3.529 | 0.060 |
 Polygamous | 181 (28.3) | 212 (33.1) | 393 (30.7) |  |  |
 Monogamous | 459 (71.7) | 428 (66.9) | 887 (69.3) |  |  |
Respondents’ marital status |  |  |  | 5.321 | 0.070 |
 Single | 628 (98.1) | 614 (95.6) | 1242 (97.0) |  |  |
 Married | 4 (0.6) | 9 (1.4) | 13 (1.0) |  |  |
 Others | 8 (1.3) | 17 (2.7) | 25 (2.0) |  |  |
Parents marital status | Â | Â | Â | 6.679 | 0.083 |
 Married | 542 (84.7) | 569 (88.9) | 1111 (86.8) |  |  |
 Separated | 65 (10.2) | 40 (6.3) | 105 (8.2) |  |  |
 Widowed | 22 (3.4) | 21 (3.3) | 43 (3.4) |  |  |
 Divorced | 11 (1.7) | 10 (1.6) | 21 (1.6) |  |  |
Father’s employment status |  |  |  | 4.138 | 0.126 |
 Unemployed | 28 (4.4) | 44 (6.9) | 72 (5.6) |  |  |
 Self employed | 374 (58.4) | 354 (55.3) | 728 (56.9) |  |  |
 Civil servant | 238 (37.2) | 242 (37.8) | 480 (37.5) |  |  |
Mother’s employment status |  |  |  | 4.850 | 0.088 |
 Unemployed | 44 (6.9) | 46 (7.2) | 90 (7.0) |  |  |
 Self employed | 333 (52.0) | 369 (57.7) | 702 (54.8) |  |  |
 Civil servant | 263 (41.1) | 225 (35.1) | 488 (38.1) |  |  |
Number of siblings | Â | Â | Â | 7.804 | 0.050 |
 0 | 16 (2.5) | 4 (0.6) | 20 (1.6) |  |  |
 1–3 | 255 (39.8) | 252 (39.4) | 507 (39.6) |  |  |
 4–6 | 310 (48.4) | 317 (49.5) | 627 (49.0) |  |  |
 7–18 | 59 (9.2) | 67 (10.5) | 126 (9.8) |  |  |
Sexuality education at home | 475 (74.2) | 468 (73.1) | 337 (26.3) | 0.197 | 0.657 |
Sexuality education in school | 538 (84.1) | 524 (81.1) | 1062 (83.0) | 1.084 | 0.298 |