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Table 2 History of sex and sexual behavior of respondents by self reported HIV status and sex

From: Differences in sexual behaviour and sexual practices of adolescents in Nigeria based on sex and self-reported HIV status

Variables

HIV Status

Total (%)

Self-reported HIV Negative n = 71

Self-reported unknown HIV Status (n = 159)

Self-reported HIV Positive n = 170

N = 436

Untested (n = 152)

Recruited as HIV positive (nN = 43)

Male n = 32

Female n = 39

P value

Male n =90

Female =62

P value

Male n =16

Female n = 27

P value

Male n =78

Female n = 92

p value

Reason for sexual debut

Love

7 (21.9)

17 (43.6)

 

21 (23.3)

16 (25.8)

 

4 (25.0)

7(25.9)

 

19 (24.4)

26 (28.2)

 

117 (26.8)

Having fun

13 (40.6)

3 (7.7)

 

37 (41.1)

3 (4.8)

 

4 (25.0)

1 (3.7)

 

23 (29.5)

10 (10.9)

 

94 (21.5)

Peer pressure

9 (28.1)

9 (23.1)

 

27 (30.0)

13 (21.0)

 

4 (25.0)

5 (18.5)

 

31 (39.7)

19 (20.7)

 

117 (26.8)

For money

0 (0.0)

1 (2.5)

 

0 (0.0)

4 (6.5)

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

8 (8.7)

 

13 (3.0)

Forced

1 (3.1)

9 (23.1)

0.001

5 (5.6)

24 (38.7)

0.000

1 (6.3)

10 (37.0)

0.05

5 (6.4)

26 (28.2)

0.000

81 (18.5)

Others

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

3 (3.3)

 

3 (0.2)

No response

2 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

2 (3.2)

 

3 (18.7)

4 (14.9)

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

14 (3.2)

History of transactional sex

Yes

2 (6.3)

11 (28.2)

 

7 (7.8)

21 (33.9)

 

5 (31.3)

6 (22.2)

 

11 (14.1)

26 (28.2)

 

89 (20.4)

No

30 (93.7)

28 (71.8)

0.03

83 (92.2)

41 (66.1)

0.000

11 (68.7)

21 (77.8)

0.51

67 (85.9)

66 (71.8)

0.03

347 (79.6)

History of concurrent multiple sexual partnerships

Yes

9 (28.1)

17 (43.6)

 

41 (44.6)

42 (67.7)

 

9 (56.3)

10 (37.0)

 

33 (42.3)

33 (35.9)

 

194 (44.5)

No

23 (71.9)

22 (56.4)

0.18

49 (55.4)

20 (32.3)

0.007

7 (43.7)

17 (63.0)

0.22

45 (57.7)

59 (64.1)

0.39

242 (55.5)

History of sex in last 12 months

Yes

26 (81.2)

30 (76.9)

 

71 (78.9)

52 (83.9)

 

14 (87.5)

16 (59.3)

 

69 (88.5)

79 (85.9)

 

357 (81.9)

No

6 (18.8)

9 (23.1)

0.66

19 (21.1)

10 (16.1)

0.44

2 (12.5)

11 (40.7)

0.09

9 (11.5)

13 (14.1)

0.62

79 (18.1)

+ Form of sexual intercourse ever

Anal

2 (6.3)

2 (5.1)

1.00

3 (3.1)

4 (6.5)

0.44

1 (6.3)

2 (7.4)

1.00

9 (11.5)

6 (6.5)

1.00

29 (6.7)

Oral

10 (31.3)

6 (15.4)

0.11

19 (21.1)

20 (32.3)

0.12

3 (18.7)

5 (18.5)

1.00

29 (37.2)

23 (25.0)

1.00

115 (26.4)

Vagina

26 (81.3)

30 (76.9)

0.66

64 (71.1)

51 (82.3)

0.12

14 (87.5)

15 (55.5)

0.05

66 (84.6)

78 (84.8)

0.05

344 (78.9)

Age of last sexual partner

Same age

14(43.8)

5 (12.8)

 

32 (35.6)

9 (14.5)

 

2 (12.5)

2 (7.4)

 

29 (37.2)

18 (19.6)

 

111 (25.5)

≥ 10 years older

1 (3.1)

8 (20.5)

 

1 (1.1)

7 (11.3)

 

1 (6.3)

7 (25.9)

 

7 (9.0)

18 (19.6)

 

50 (11.5)

< 10 years younger

3 (9.3)

0 (0.0)

0.001

13 (14.4)

0 (0.0)

0.000

1 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

0.000

0 (0.0)

1 (1.1)

0.03

18 (4.1)

Do not know

14 (43.8)

26 (66.7)

 

44 (48.9)

46 (74.2)

 

12 (75.0)

18 (66.7)

 

42 (53.8)

55 (59.7)

 

257 (58.9)

  1. +multiple responses possible.