Table 1 Participants’ characteristics
Characteristic | Young women n (%) | Young men n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
15–19 | 653 (38) | 209 (28) |
20–24 | 1049 (62) | 525 (72) |
Educational status | ||
Pre-primary/no education | 95 (6) | 26 (4) |
Primary | 244 (14) | 97 (13) |
Junior high | 752 (44) | 301 (41) |
Senior high | 542 (32) | 282 (38) |
Higher | 69 (4) | 28 (4) |
Marital status | ||
Currently married/in union | 523 (31) | 127 (17) |
Formerly married/in union | 60 (3) | 19 (3) |
Never married/ in union | 1119 (66) | 588 (80) |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 288 (17) | 115 (16) |
Second | 354 (21) | 136 (19) |
Middle | 401 (23) | 191 (26) |
Fourth | 378 (22) | 174 (24) |
Richest | 282 (17) | 118 (16) |
Area of residence | ||
Urban | 809 (48) | 349 (48) |
Rural | 892 (52) | 384 (52) |
Region | ||
Western | 195 (11) | 72 (10) |
Central | 170 (10) | 50 (7) |
Greater Accra | 216 (13) | 52 (7) |
Volta | 157 (9) | 66 (9) |
Eastern | 203 (12) | 101 (14) |
Ashanti | 338 (20) | 241 (33) |
Brong-Ahafo | 180 (11) | 64 (9) |
Northern | 171 (10) | 50 (7) |
Upper East | 40 (2) | 16 (2) |
Upper West | 32 (2) | 22 (3) |
Frequency of reading newspaper | ||
Not at all | 1468 (86) | 577 (78) |
Less than once a week | 117 (7) | 93 (13) |
At least once a week | 91 (5) | 35 (5) |
Almost everyday | 26 (2) | 29 (4) |
Frequency of listening to the radio | ||
Not at all | 561 (33) | 99 (14) |
Less than once a week | 318 (19) | 118 (16) |
At least once a week | 407 (24) | 170 (23) |
Almost everyday | 417 (24) | 347 (47) |
Frequency of watching television | ||
Not at all | 345 (20) | 95 (13) |
Less than once a week | 197 (12) | 173 (24) |
At least once a week | 345 (20) | 151 (20) |
Almost everyday | 816 (48) | 314 (43) |
Age at first sexual intercourse | ||
8–14 years (Early sexual debut) | 228 (17) | 94 (13) |
15–24 years (Late sexual debut) | 1413 (83) | 639 (87) |
Condom used at last sexual intercourse | ||
Yes | 363 (21) | 233 (32) |
No | 1339 (79) | 501 (68) |
Multiple sexual partners | ||
Yes | 116 (7) | 144 (20) |
No | 1586 (93) | 590 (80) |
Tested for HIV | ||
Yes | 549 (32) | 92 (13) |
No | 1152 (68) | 623 (87) |