Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Peer Education in Improving HIV Knowledge, Attitude, and Sexual Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents.
Sociodemographic characteristics
Frequency (percent)
Statistics
Study ()
Control ()
Total ()
Age group (in years)
10–13 (early adolescence)
79 (39.5)
75 (37.5)
154 (38.5)
14–16 (middle adolescence)
92 (46.0)
93 (46.5)
185 (46.2)
17–19 (late adolescence)
29 (14.5)
32 (16.0)
61 (15.2)
Gender
Male
91 (45.5)
103 (51.5)
194 (48.5)
Female
109 (54.5)
97 (48.5)
206 (51.5)
Ethnicity
Yoruba
197 (98.5)
199 (99.5)
396 (99.0)
*
Others
3 (1.5)
1 (0.5)
4 (1.0)
Religion
Christianity
133 (66.5)
120 (60.0)
253 (63.2)
**
Islam
65 (32.5)
79 (39.5)
144 (36.0)
Traditionalist
2 (1.0)
1 (0.5)
3 (0.8)
Family setting
Monogamous
103 (51.5)
106 (53.0)
209 (52.2)
Polygamous
97 (48.5)
94 (47.0)
191 (47.8)
Father’s occupation
Unemployed
20 (10.0)
18 (9.0)
38 (9.5)
Skilled
76 (38.0)
87 (43.5)
163 (40.8)
Semiskilled
85 (42.5)
78 (39.0)
163 (40.8)
Unskilled
19 (9.5)
17 (8.5)
36 (9.0)
Mother’s occupation
Unemployed
11 (5.5)
13 (6.5)
24 (6.0)
Skilled
52 (26.0)
54 (27.0)
106 (26.5)
Semiskilled
128 (64.0)
128 (64.0)
256 (64.0)
Unskilled
9 (4.5)
5 (2.5)
14 (3.5)
Fisher’s exact test was used; **likelihood ratio used.
