Univariate analysis of determinants of condom breakage in the last 1 month: individual variables (n=291)
Variable | All women (N=291) (unweighted) | Women who had an accidental break last month (N=99) | Univariate p value (Pearson χ2 test) |
Total % women with break | 33.6 | ||
General profile | |||
Age (years) | |||
18–24 (Ref) | 67 | 46.2 | 0.014 |
≥25 | 224 | 29.9 | |
Literate | |||
No (Ref) | 120 | 40.6 | 0.031 |
Yes | 171 | 28.5 | |
Usual place of entertainment | |||
Public place (Ref) | 14 | 31.6 | 0.018 |
Own home/friend's home | 174 | 27.2 | |
Lodge/rented room/brothel | 103 | 43.4 | |
Sexual history | |||
Age at sexual debut (years) | |||
12–15 (Ref) | 116 | 40.8 | 0.040 |
>15 | 175 | 29.1 | |
Age at first paid sex (years) | |||
12–20 (Ref) | 88 | 49.0 | <0.001 |
>20 | 203 | 26.6 | |
Risk behaviours | |||
Alcohol use in last month | |||
Never or less than once a week (Ref) | 222 | 27.8 | <0.001 |
At least once per week | 69 | 52.4 | |
Forced into sex in last year | |||
No (Ref) | 237 | 27.3 | <0.001 |
Yes | 53 | 59.6 | |
Ever been arrested? | |||
No (Ref) | 266 | 31.3 | 0.006 |
Yes | 25 | 58.5 |