Sexual Coercion and Associated Factors among Female Students of Madawalabu University, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 3

Sexual history and characterises of sexual initiation respondents in Madawalabu University, southeast Ethiopia, April 2012.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Have constant sexual partner
Yes	190	47.9
No	207	52.1
Ever had sex
Yes	96	24.2
No	306	75.8
Age at first sex in years
10–16	14	14.9
17–19	61	64.9
≥20	19	20.2
When sex started
Before joining university	62	64.6
After joining university	34	35.4
At which year of study sex started
First	16	47.0
Second	17	50.0
Third	1	3.0
How sex started
Within marriage	35	36.8
Self-interest	27	28.4
Peer pressure	13	13.7
Friend promise	23	24.2
For money	6	6.3
To pass examinations	8	8.4
Forced	5	5.3
Intoxicated with alcohol	1	1.1