Table 1 Demographic, sexual and testing practices of medical students (N = 271)

Age group

 18–24 years

187 (69.0)

84 (62.2)

103 (75.7)

 25 and above

84 (31.0)

51 (37.8)

33 (24.3)

Marital status

 Single

251 (92)

124 (91.8)

127 (93.4)

 Married

7 (2.6)

4 (3.0)

3 (2.2)

 Cohabiting

13 (4.8)

7 (5.2)

6 (4.4)

Religion

 Christian

239 (88.2)

123 (91.1)

116 (85.3)

 Muslim

30 (11.1)

12 (8.9)

18 (13.2)

 Others

2 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.5)

Year of study

 First year

62 (22.9)

31 (23.0)

31 (23.0)

 Third year

74 (27.3)

37 (27.4)

37 (27.2)

 Fourth year

81 (29.9)

41 (30.4)

40 (29.4)

 Fifth year

54 (19.9)

26 (19.2)

26 (20.4)

Ever had sex

 Yes

151 (55.7)

94 (69.6)

57 (41.9)

 No

120 (44.3)

41 (30.4)

79 (58.1)

Age of 1st sexual debut

(n = 151)

(n = 94)

(n = 57)

 Below 15 years

9 (6.0)

9 (9.6)

0 (0.0)

 15–18 years

40 (26.5)

36 (38.3)

4 (7.0)

 19 years and above

102 (67.5)

49 (52.1)

53 (93.0)

Number of sexual partners in the past year

(n = 151)

(n = 94)

(n = 57)

 One partner

123 (81.5)

67 (71.3)

56 (98.2)

 Two partners

17 (11.3)

16 (17.0)

1 (1.2)

 More than two partners

11 (7.2)

11 (11.7)

0 (0.0)

Condom use during the last sexual act

(n = 151)

(n = 94)

(n = 57)

Yes

56 (37.0)

38 (40.4)

18 (31.6)

No

95 (63.0)

56 (59.6)

39 (68.4)

Ever had sexual transmitted disease during the past 3 months

(n = 151)

(n = 94)

(n = 57)

Yes

2 (1.3)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.8)

No

149 (98.7)

93 (98.9)

56 (98.2)

Used alcohol when having sex

(n = 151)

(n = 94)

(n = 57)

Yes

34 (22.5)

19 (20.2)

15 (26.3)

No

117 (77.5)

75 (79.8)

42 (73.7)

Ever tested for HIV

(n = 271)

(n = 135)

(n = 136)

Yes

214 (79.0)

109 (80.7)

105 (77.2)

No

57 (21.0)

26 (19.3)

31 (22.8)

Most recent HIV test

(n = 214)

(n = 109)

(n = 105)

Less than a month

21 (9.5)

13 (12.0)

8 (7.4)

1-2 months

24 (11.2)

13 (12.0)

11 (10.5)

3 months or more

82 (38.2)

43 (39.3)

39 (37.1)

One year or more

87 (41.6)

40 (36.7)

47 (45.0)