Table 2 Health-risk behavior comparisons between boarding and non-resident students in Educational Institutions from the Brazilian National School Health Survey (PeNSE), Brazil
Variables a | Total N (%) | Boarding Students % | Non-residents % | Chi-Square p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sexual Behavior | ||||
Prior sexual intercourse (n = 101,314) | ||||
No | 72,815 (71.9) | 57.9 | 72.4 | < .001 |
Yes | 28,499 (28.1) | 42.1 | 27.6 | |
Age of first sexual intercourse b (n = 28,271) | ||||
≤ 12 years | 7382 (26.1) | 29 | 25.9 | < .001 |
13 and 14 years | 15,423 (54.6) | 45.5 | 55.1 | |
≥ 15 years | 5466 (19.3) | 25.5 | 19 | |
Number of sexual partners b (n = 28,327) | ||||
1 | 10,193 (36) | 29.2 | 36.4 | < .001 |
2 to 3 | 9143 (32.2) | 31 | 32.3 | |
4 or more | 8991 (31.7) | 39.7 | 31.3 | |
Condom use during last sexual intercourse b (n = 27,335) | ||||
Yes | 18,905 (69.2) | 69.4 | 69.1 | .850 |
No | 8430 (30.8) | 30.6 | 30.9 | |
Substance use | ||||
Experience smoking (n = 101,626) | ||||
No | 82,945 (81.6) | 76.3 | 81.8 | < .001 |
Yes | 18,681 (18.4) | 23.7 | 18.2 | |
Smoked during the last 30 days b (n = 18,623) | ||||
None | 13,216 (71) | 56.6 | 71.7 | < .001 |
1 to 2 days | 2878 (15.5) | 21.2 | 15.2 | |
3 to 9 | 1322 (7.1) | 9.4 | 7 | |
10 or more | 1207 (6.5) | 12.8 | 6 | |
Experience drinking (n = 101,591) | ||||
No | 48,998 (51.8) | 48 | 48.2 | .785 |
Yes | 52,593 (48.2) | 52 | 51.8 | |
Drinking during the last 30 days b (n = 52,503) | ||||
None | 30,355 (57.8) | 49.5 | 58.1 | < .001 |
1 to 9 days | 19,470 (37.1) | 39.3 | 37 | |
10 or more | 2678 (5.1) | 11.3 | 4.9 | |
Experience getting drunk b (n = 52,510) | ||||
None | 32,292 (61.5) | 52.4 | 61.9 | < .001 |
1 to 2 days | 13,316 (25.4) | 27.1 | 25.3 | |
3 to 9 days | 4705 (9) | 11 | 8.9 | |
10 or more | 2192 (4.2) | 9.5 | 4 | |
Previous drug use (marijuana, cocaine, crack) (n = 101,544) | ||||
No | 92,906 (91.5) | 87.9 | 91.6 | < .001 |
Yes | 8638 (8.5) | 12.1 | 8.4 | |
Used drugs in the last 30 days b (n = 8597) | ||||
none | 4686 (54.5) | 37.9 | 55.4 | < .001 |
1 to 2 days | 1990 (23.1) | 28.9 | 22.8 | |
3 to 9 days | 1093 (12.7) | 16.6 | 12.5 | |
10 or more | 828 (9.6) | 16.6 | 9.2 | |