Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually-experienced adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand: findings from a school web-based survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of sexually-active adolescents in Bangkok, 2020 (n = 872)

Variables	Categories	Total (n = 872)		Sex category				P-Value ^a
		Total (n = 872)		Male (n = 367)		Female (n = 505)		P-Value ^a
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Living arrangements	With biological parents	610	70.0	260	70.8	350	69.3	0.625
Living arrangements	Away from parents^b	262	30.0	107	29.2	155	30.7
Residence	Own	519	59.5	235	64.0	284	56.2	0.006*
	Rent	312	35.8	110	30.0	202	40.0
	Other	41	4.7	22	6.0	19	3.8
Born in Bangkok	Yes	751	86.7	308	83.9	448	88.7	0.040*
Born in Bangkok	No	166	13.3	59	16.1	57	11.3
Current grade level	High school Year 2	66	7.6	42	11.4	24	4.8	0.001**
	High school Year 5	223	25.6	96	26.2	127	25.1
	Vocational Year 2	583	66.9	229	62.4	354	70.1
Age (years) Mean = 15.7 SD = 1.6	13–15	2150	34.9	1141	39.8	1009	30.6	< 0.001
Age (years) Mean = 15.7 SD = 1.6	16–19	4017	65.1	1728	60.2	2289	69.4
Status	Live together	98	11.2	38	10.4	60	11.9	0.481
Status	No	774	88.8	329	89.6	445	88.1
GPA	1–2	475	54.5	225	61.3	250	49.5	0.001**
GPA	3–4	397	45.5	142	38.7	255	50.5
Allowance (baht per day)^c	≤ 100	237	27.2	105	28.6	132	26.1	0.64
	101–200	520	59.6	204	55.6	316	62.6
	> 200	115	13.2	58	15.8	57	11.3
A close friend tried to persuade them to use drugs	No	644	73.9	257	70.0	387	76.6	0.028*
A close friend tried to persuade them to use drugs	Yes	228	26.1	110	30.0	118	23.4
Perception of school strictness about drugs	Low	410	47.0	187	51.0	223	44.2	0.047*
Perception of school strictness about drugs	High	462	53.0	180	49.0	282	55.8
Parents are divorced	No	647	74.2	282	76.8	365	72.3	0.129
Parents are divorced	Yes	225	25.8	85	23.2	140	27.7
Domestic violence	No	670	76.8	291	79.3	379	75.0	0.143
Domestic violence	Yes	202	23.2	76	20.7	126	25.0

^aChi-square test, ^bliving with relatives, living alone, living in group. ^c1 USD = 33 baht
*p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.001