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Table 7 Distribution of subjects regarding the sources of information on sex, depending on socio-demographic characteristics

From: Sexual behaviour and sexual and reproductive health education: a cross-sectional study in Romania

Sources of information on sex

Environment

Gender

Educational level

Age groups (years)

Urban

Rural

Male

Female

Low

Medium

High

18-35

36-74

Parents, relatives

A littlea

53.4*

46.6*

52.1*

47.9*

29.1**

38.6**

32.3**

43.6**

56.4*

A lot

69.5*

30.5*

32.6*

67.4*

19.1**

48.2**

32.6**

68.1*

31.9*

Doctors, sanitary staff

A littlea

53.7*

46.3*

51.2**

48.8**

29.6*

39.3*

31.2*

44.3*

55.7*

A lot

72.5*

27.5*

35.3**

64.7**

9.8*

45.1*

45.1*

69.6*

30.4*

Specialized books

A littlea

49.1

50.9

53.6

46.4

34.7

39.0

26.3

45.5***

54.5***

A lot

76.4*

23.6*

37.3*

62.7*

4.7*

42.4*

52.9*

49.6***

50.4***

Newspaper, radio, TV, internet

A littlea

47.8*

52.2*

50.4***

49.6***

35.0*

38.3*

26.7*

37.2*

62.8*

A lot

76.3*

23.7*

48.3***

51.7***

8.1*

43.9*

48.0*

72.0*

28.0*

Friends, acquaint-ances

A littlea

53.5***

46.5***

44.9

55.1

27.1***

39.3***

33.7***

38.9*

61.1*

A lot

58.6***

41.4***

59.1*

40.9*

29.4***

40.7***

29.9***

60.3*

39.7*

School

A littlea

55.4***

44.6***

50.5***

49.5***

29.8*

37.5*

32.7*

43.7*

56.3*

A lot

54.5***

45.5***

43.8***

56.2***

10.7*

60.3*

28.9*

71.1*

28.9*

  1. aLittle, almost none; *p < 0.001; **p < 0.005; ***p > 0.5.