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Table 2 Individual behavior among sexually-active adolescents in Bangkok, 2020 (n = 872)

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

Variables

Categories

Total (n = 872)

Sex

P-Value

Male (n = 367)

Female (n = 505)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Watch porn media

No

269

30.8

53

14.4

216

42.8

< 0.001

Yes

603

69.2

314

85.6

289

57.2

 

Was physically or emotionally abused

No

675

77.4

291

79.3

384

76.0

0.257

Yes

197

22.6

76

20.7

121

24.0

 

Was sexually abused

No

753

86.4

313

85.3

440

87.1

0.434

Yes

119

13.6

54

14.7

65

12.9

 

Experienced physical or emotional neglect

No

674

77.3

291

79.3

383

75.8

0.230

Yes

198

22.7

76

20.7

122

24.2

 

Gambles

No

587

67.3

224

61.0

363

71.9

0.001**

Yes

285

32.7

143

39.0

142

28.1

 

Drinks alcohol

No

515

59.1

236

64.3

279

55.2

0.007*

Yes

357

40.9

131

35.7

226

44.8

 

Smokes cigarettes

No

685

78.6

260

70.8

425

84.2

< 0.001

Yes

187

21.4

107

29.2

80

15.8

 

Uses cannabis

No

812

93.1

330

89.9

482

95.4

0.001**

Yes

60

6.9

37

10.1

23

4.6

 

Use e-cigarettes

No

691

79.2

275

74.9

416

82.4

0.007*

Yes

181

20.8

92

25.1

89

17.6

 

Had an unintended pregnancy

No

776

89.0

343

93.5

433

85.7

< 0.001

Yes

96

11.0

24

6.5

72

14.3

 

Uses birth control

No

272

31.2

136

37.1

136

26.9

0.001**

Yes

600

68.8

231

62.9

369

73.1

 

Uses emergency contraception

No

803

92.1

347

94.6

456

90.3

0.022*

Yes

69

7.9

20

5.4

49

9.7

 
  1. *p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.001