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Table 3 Sources of information on Sexual and Reproductive Health for Very Young Adolescents in SW Uganda

From: Sexual health of very young adolescents in South Western Uganda: a cross-sectional assessment of sexual knowledge and behavior

Characteristic

Total

Male

Female

Chi

p value

Ever sought information on SRH

 Father

82 (9.9)

44 (11.5)

38 (7.2)

4.97

0.03

 Mother

222 (22.3)

58 (13.9)

164 (28.4)

29.39

< 0.001

 School source (of 791 who were aware of services)

251 (31.7)

57 (19.9)

194 (38.7)

28.80

< 0.001

 Community health facility

61 (5.6)

29 (6.3)

32 (5.0)

1.09

0.58

 Any mass media with educative SRH topics

923 (85.2)

396 (87.2)

527 (83.7)

2.66

0.10

 Ever watched a movie or show with sexual content

389 (35.5)

191 (41.5)

198 (31.2)

12.45

< 0.001

 Ever read a newspaper or magazine describing sexual content

487 (44.5)

220 (47.9)

267 (42.1)

3.73

0.05