Mental health, childhood abuse and HIV sexual risk behaviour among university students in Ivory Coast

Table 1 Sample characteristics

Variable	Total (n= 824)		Men (n= 412)		Women (n= 412)		Statistic
	Number	SD (%)	Number	SD (%)	Number	SD (%)
Socio-demographics
Age (years)
18–22	272	33.0	114	27.7	158	38.3	0.005
23–25	325	39.4	177	43.0	148	35.9
26–30	227	27.5	121	29.4	106	25.7
Family background
Quite poor	162	20.6	108	27.7	54	13.7	<0.001
Not very well off	489	62.3	236	60.5	253	64.1
Quite well off, wealthy	134	17.1	46	11.8	88	22.3
Religious affiliation
Muslim	144	17.5	72	17.5	72	17.5	<0.001
Protestant	301	36.5	169	41.0	132	32.0
Catholic	339	41.1	140	34.0	199	48.3
Others	40	4.9	31	7.5	9	2.2
Religiousness
Organised religious activity	4.9	1.3	4.8	1.4	5.0	1.2	0.027
Non-organised religious activity	3.5	1.9	3.3	1.9	3.8	1.8	<0.001
Intrinsic religiosity	16.2	2.1	15.9	2.2	16.4	1.9	<0.001
Traumatic experiences
Ever been hit by a sex partner	53	7.2	14	3.9	39	10.3	0.001
Ever been forced to have sex	109	14.7	29	7.9	80	21.2	<0.001
Physically abused as a child	99	13.5	65	17.7	34	9.2	0.001
Sexually abused as a child	35	4.7	14	3.8	21	5.6	0.258
HIV positive	8	1.1	4	1.1	4	1.1	0.997
Mental health
Screened positive for depression	143	17.6	63	15.4	80	19.8	0.228
Screened positive for PTSD	88	10.8	38	9.4	50	12.3	0.240
Heavy episodic drinking	68	8.3	55	13.3	13	3.2	<0.001
HIV risk
Two or more sexual partners	261	33.9	177	45.5	84	22.1	<0.001
Inconsistent condom use	430	66.3	207	61.8	223	71.0	0.013
Alcohol in the context of sex	171	23.6	110	30.0	61	17.1	<0.001
History of STI	122	16.7	50	13.8	72	19.6	0.036

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