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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

From: Risky HIV sexual behaviour and depression among University of Nairobi students

 

Overall

Male

Female

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

All

923

 

525

 

365

 

Age

      

<20

200

23.39

122

24.11

78

22.35

20–24

515

60.23

311

61.46

204

58.45

25–29

84

9.82

49

9.68

35

10.03

30 and above

56

6.54

24

4.74

32

9.17

Year of study

      

First

185

21.17

128

25.40

56

15.60

Second

256

29.29

143

28.37

111

30.92

Third

195

22.31

107

21.23

85

23.68

Fourth, fifth and sixth

238

27.22

126

25.00

107

29.81

College

      

CAVS

66

7.17

41

7.69

25

6.70

CAE

149

16.18

101

18.95

45

12.06

CBPS

150

16.28

93

17.45

57

15.28

CEES

193

20.95

109

20.45

81

21.72

CHS

30

3.25

12

2.25

18

4.83

CHSS

333

36.16

177

33.21

147

39.41

Marital status

      

Married

90

9.96

35

6.67

54

14.79

Single

813

90.03

490

93.33

311

85.21

Religion

      

Christian

752

82.28

439

82.67

303

82.34

Muslim

61

6.67

34

6.40

24

6.52

Other

101

11.05

58

10.92

41

11.14

Residence

      

On campus

616

67.99

387

73.71

219

60

Off campus (on your own or with parents/guardians)

290

32.01

138

26.28

146

40.11

Family background

      

Wealthy/Quite well off

469

52.00

251

47.68

207

56.87

Not very well off/Quite poor

433

48.0

271

51.91

157

43.13

Academic performance

      

Excellent/Very good

449

57.93

260

57.14

182

58.30

Good/Satisfactory

320

41.29

191

41.97

125

40.46

Not satisfactory

6

0.77

4

0.88

2

0.65