Health Behaviors among Male and Female University Students in Cambodia: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 4
Sexual behaviors among male and female university students in the study.
Variables
Frequency
Total n (%)
Males n (%)
Females n (%)
value
Had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months
144 (10.6)
119 (17.3)
25 (3.7)
<0.001
Alcohol use during last sex
9 (6.3)
8 (6.8)
1 (4.0)
0.60
Condom use during last sex
83 (57.6)
75 (63.0)
8 (32.0)
0.004
Sex in exchange for money/gifts
13 (9.2)
13 (11.2)
0 (0)
0.08
Condom use during last sex in exchange for money or gifts
8 (61.5)
8 (61.5)
N/A
N/A
Diagnosed with a STI in the past 12 months
10 (7.1)
9 (7.8)
1 (4.0)
0.51
Sought for treatment for the most recent STI
6 (60.0)
5 (55.6)
1 (100)
0.39
Ever made someone pregnant/been pregnant
18 (12.7)
14 (12.0)
4 (16.0)
0.58
Age at first sexual intercourse (in years, mean ± SD)
20.6 ± 3.2
20.7 ± 2.9
20.2 ± 4.4
0.47
Number of partner in the past 12 months (mean ± SD)
2.1 ± 2.4
2.3 ± 2.6
1.0 ± 0.2
0.02
Age first made someone pregnant/became pregnant (in years, mean ± SD)
23.1 ± 3.2
23.3 ± 3.4
22.3 ± 2.3
0.65
Abbreviations: n, number; SD, standard deviation; STI, sexually transmitted infection. Chi-squared test (or fisher’s exact test when a sample size was smaller than five in one cell) was used for categorical variables and independent student’s t test for continuous variables.
