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Table 4 The effect of mobile exposure on youth’s involvement in premarital sex and their use of condom at first sexual encounter, analysis using propensity score matching, India (2019-21)

From: Impact of digital exposure on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youth

Variables

The effect of mobile exposure on sexual involvement among unmarried women

Common support

Sample

Treated

Controls

Difference

S.E.

T-stat

 

Off support

On support

Total

Ever had sex (Women)

Unmatched

0.056

0.018

0.037

0.002

16.35

Untreated

46

13,961

14,007

ATT

0.054

0.028

0.026

0.006

4.17

Treated

96

11,774

11,870

ATU

0.018

0.05

0.032

.

.

Total

142

25,735

25,877

ATE

  

0.029

.

.

    
 

The effect of mobile exposure on sexual involvement among unmarried men

Common support

Ever had sex (Men)

Unmatched

0.187

0.051

0.136

0.006

21.7

 

Off support

On support

Total

ATT

0.187

0.143

0.044

0.015

2.9

Untreated

0

4,074

4,074

ATU

0.051

0.126

0.075

.

.

Treated

45

23,785

23,830

ATE

  

0.048

.

.

Total

45

27,859

27,904

 

The effect of mobile exposure on the use of condom at first sexual involvement among unmarried men

Common support

Condom use at the first sexual encounter before marriage (Men)

Unmatched

0.596

0.413

0.183

0.035

5.24

 

Off support

On support

Total

ATT

0.589

0.39

0.199

0.062

3.22

Untreated

1

205

206

ATU

0.415

0.541

0.127

.

.

Treated

202

4,222

4,424

ATE

  

0.196

.

.

Total

203

4,427

4,630