Table 14: Method to prevent pregnancy by gender

Males Females Total

%

%

%

Condom Use

74.3

68.1

70.5*

Contraceptive Pill

33.8

51.6

44.6*

Withdrawal

5.4

4.1

4.6

None

5.4

3.7

4.4

Injection

1.2

2.3

1.9

Family planning

0.3

1.5

1.0

Coil

0.3

1.0

0.7

Diaphragm

0.2

0.2

0.2

*Significant between gender (p<.01)

A higher proportion of male students used condoms in comparison to

female students (74% vs 68%), while female students had a higher

proportion reporting the use of the contraceptive pill (52% vs 34%).  The

use of the pill significantly increased across year in college with the highest

use among third years (49%) (Figure 10).  The reverse was true for condom

use with the highest numbers in first year (75%) and lowest in third year (66%).

Figure 10: Method to prevent pregnancy across year in college

80

75

73

66

60

49

44

40

% 40

20

0

Pill

Condom

1st yr 

2nd yr 

3rd yr plus

A separate question was asked to identify the number of female students

who had used the morning after pill, an emergency contraceptive.  Among

female students who were sexually active, 42% reported that they had used

the morning after pill with no significant difference across year in college.

To protect themselves from a sexually transmitted infection (STIs) the

majority of students used a condom (76%), others reported having one

constant partner (40%) and some (3%) used no protection at all. About 2%

of students expected their partner to have STI screening for protection.

Again, as in pregnancy prevention, a higher proportion of male students

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used condoms in comparison to female students (82% vs 72%), while a