Table 2 Causes of early sexual debut among children by sex
Sex of children | Causes of early sexual debut | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Watched porn and felt like trying/curiosity | Self-desire to experience sex | Under the influence of alcohol during a social event | For financial assistance | Exchange sex for academic assistance | Marital relationship | |
Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | |
Male | 66 (24.5) | 67 (24.9) | 74 (27.5) | 22 (8.2) | 31 (11.5) | 9 (3.3) |
Female | 101 (26.0) | 87 (22.4) | 64 (16.5) | 57 (14.7) | 43 (11.1) | 37 (9.5) |
Total | 167 (25.4) | 154 (23.4) | 138 (21.0) | 79 (12.0) | 74 (11.2) | 46 (7.0) |
P-value | 0.000 | |||||