Table 9 Personal attitudes regarding men's motivations for ADTS
| Â | Response | Age group | Gender | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phrases | Agree | Don’t agree nor disagree | Disagree | No answer | Df = 12 | Df = 5 |
You think… | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | x2, p-value | x2, p-value |
Men get involved with girls because they cannot control their sexual desires | 193 (46.8) | 61 (14.8) | 143 (34.7) | 15 (3.6) | 22.882, 0.029 | 7.120, 0.068 |
Men think that the body of a girl is more attractive than that of a woman | 247 (60.0) | 64 (15.5) | 92 (22.3) | 9 (2.2) | 22.588, 0.031 | 0.694, 0.875 |
Men like to get involved with girls because they are easier to control than women | 276 (67.0) | 47 (11.4) | 82 (19.9) | 7 (1.7) | 14.268, 0.284 | 1.105, 0.776 |
Men never refuse sex offered by a girl | 222 (53.9) | 69 (16.7) | 107 (26.0) | 14 (3.4) | 32.070, < 0.001 | 0.309, 0.958 |
Men get more pleasure from sex with girls than with women | 155 (37.6) | 84 (20.4) | 146 (35.4) | 27 (6.6) | 39.247 < 0.001 | 1.642, 0.650 |
Men feel more powerful in sexual relations with girls than with women | 208 (50.5) | 60 (14.6) | 124 (30.1) | 20 (4.9) | 23.810, 0.022 | 4.911, 0.178 |
If a man gets involved with a girl, he's seen as virile by women in the community | 148 (35.9) | 59 (14.3) | 196 (47.6) | 9 (2.2) | 21.941, 0.038 | 1.154, 0.764 |
Girls that are involved with men are manipulating them (the men) | 123 (29.8) | 94 (22.8) | 189 (45.9) | 6 (1.5) | 21.406, 0.045 | 23.504, < 0.001 |
Men involved with girls are manipulating them (the girls) | 198 (48.1) | 92 (22.3) | 119 (28.9) | 3 (0.7) | 23.160, 0.026 | 4.345, 0.227 |
When a girl and a man have sexual relations, the man benefits more | 216 (52.4) | 79 (19.2) | 100 (24.3) | 17 (4.1) | 12.353, 0.418 | 5.686, 0.128 |