Table 2 Bivariate analysis of condom use at last sex (n = 260)
From: Condom use at last sex by young men in Ethiopia: the effect of descriptive and injunctive norms
Condom use at last sex (%) | |
|---|---|
Age | |
15–19 | 59.4 |
20–24 | 53.2 |
School status | |
In school | 60.8 |
Out of school | 53.6 |
Education | |
Never attended school/Primary | 49.0 |
Secondary/technical/vocational/higher | 65.4* |
Living with both mother and father | |
No | 58.1 |
Yes | 54.5 |
Has own savings | |
No | 52.2 |
Yes | 64.9 |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 50.4 |
Muslim | 61.7 |
Protestant | 57.7 |
Region | |
Oromia | 53.6 |
Tigray | 50.9 |
Amhara/Benishangul-Gumuz | 53.3 |
SNNP | 65.1 |
Proximity to health facility/YFS | |
< 5 km from YFS | 65.3* |
5-10 km from YFS | 47.0 |
< 5 km from non-YFS | 55.4 |
Wealth quintile | |
Lowest | 40.6 |
Lower | 54.1 |
Middle | 52.0 |
Higher | 69.8 |
Highest | 66.7** |
Chewed khat, drank alcohol, smoked cigarettes in past month | |
Did not do any behavior | 58.6 |
Did one or more behaviors | 53.0 |
Has gone for HIV testing or counseling in last 6 months | |
No | 54.7 |
Yes | 64.3 |
Descriptive norm: Knows a friend who has ever used condoms | |
No/don’t know | 40.7 |
Yes | 67.3** |
Injunctive norm: “I would be worried about what people in my community would say if they found out I needed condoms” | |
Disagree | 64.9 |
Agree | 50.3* |