Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Peer Education in Improving HIV Knowledge, Attitude, and Sexual Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria

Table 6

Respondents’ sexual exposure at pre- and postintervention stages.

Variables	Study group (%)		Control group (%)
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Mean number of sexual exposures in the last 3 months	1.6 ± 1.5	0.9 ± 1.2	1.9 ± 2.1	1.5 ± 1.2
Total	51 (100.0)	49 (100.0)	39 (100.0)	40 (100.0)
Statistics
Sexual partners in the last 3months
Nil	13 (25.5)	26 (53.1)	10 (25.6)	10 (25.0)
1	25 (49.0)	15 (30.6)	17 (43.6)	19 (47.5)
2 or more	13 (25.5)	8 (16.3)	12 (30.8)	11 (27.5)
Total	51 (100.0)	49 (100.0)	39 (100.0)	40 (100.0)
Statistics
Mean number of sexual partners in the last 3 months	1.2 ± 1.3	0.7 ± 1.3	1.3 ± 1.4	1.1 ± 0.8
Total	51 (100.0)	49 (100.0)	39 (100.0)	40 (100.0)
Statistics
Paid sex in the last 3 months
Yes	11 (21.6)	6 (12.2)	9 (23.1)	9 (22.5)
No	40 (78.4)	43 (87.8)	30 (76.9)	31 (77.5)
Total	51 (100.0)	49 (100.0)	39 (100.0)	40 (100.0)
Statistics
Plan for sex for those who had not had sex before
When I am married	121 (81.2)	135 (92.5)	130 (80.7)	126 (82.9)
After secondary school	11 (7.4)	5 (3.4)	11 (6.8)	8 (5.3)
When there is opportunity	13 (8.7)	4 (2.7)	7 (4.3)	10 (6.6)
When I feel like it	2 (1.3)	2 (1.4)	6 (3.7)	6 (4.0)
When I have a boy/girlfriend	2 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	4 (2.5)	1 (0.7)
When I am a little older	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (1.9)	1 (0.7)
Total	149 (100.0)	146 (100.0)	161 (100.0)	152 (100.0)
Statistics	^*		^*

Likelihood ratio used.