Research Article

Risky Sexual Practices and Associated Factors for HIV/AIDS Infection among Private College Students in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Percentage distributions of risk-related factors for risky sexual behaviours among college students in Bahir dar city, March 2012.

Risk-related factors
( )
Sex of the respondentsTotal (%)
MaleFemale

Having a close friend who started sex
 Yes145 (44.5)181 (55.5)326 (42.3)
 No128 (28.8)317 (71.2)445 (57.7)
Khat use
 Yes72 (51.8)67 (48.2)139 (18)
 No201 (31.8)431 (68.2)632 (82)
Alcohol use
 Yes100 (51.5) 94 (48.5)194 (25.2)
 No173 (30)404 (70)577 (74.8)
Shisha use
 Yes21 (56.8)16 (43.2)37 (4.8)
 No252 (34.3)482 (65.7)734 (95.2)
Frequency of using substances
 Regularly16 (48.5)17 (51.5)33 (4.3)
 Once or twice a week29 (50.9)28 (59.1)57 (7.4)
 Sometimes91 (51.4)86 (48.6)177 (22.96)
 Never use137 (27.2)367 (72.8)504 (65.3)
Viewed pornographic movies
 Yes162 (54.5)202 (55.5)364 (47.2)
 No111 (27.3)296 (72.7)407 (52.8)
Frequency of viewing porn movies
 Never viewed144 (29.9)338 (70.1)482 (62.5)
 Once or twice a week48 (46.2)56 (53.8)104 (13.5)
 Sometimes81 (43.8)104 (56.2)185 (24)
Visited night club
 Yes71 (46.4)82 (53.6)153 (19.8)
 No202 (32.7)416 (67.3)618 (80.2)
Frequency of visiting night club
 Never visit202 (32.7)416 (67.3)618 (79.5)
 Sometimes40 (49.4)41 (50.6)81 (10.5)
 At least once a week23 (52.3)21 (47.7)44 (5.7)
 Once or twice a week8 (28.6)20 (71.4)28 (3.63)