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Table 2 Sexual behavior (n = 175)

From: Sexual and reproductive health behavior and unmet needs among a sample of adolescents living with HIV in Zambia: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

Boys

Girls

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

p

First sexual experience

Ever had sexual intercourse

 Yes

36

(20.6)

15

(20.8)

21

(20.4)

0.90

 No

133

(76.0)

54

(75.0)

79

(76.7)

 

 Declined to answer

6

(3.4)

3

(4.2)

3

(2.9)

 

Age at the first sexual intercourse (n  =  21)

16.0

(1.6)

16.2

(1.0)

15.7

(2.0)

0.51

Partner’s age at the first sexual intercourse (n  =  19)

18.4

(3.0)

16.2

(2.6)

20.4

(1.8)

< 0.01

Already aware of HIV status (n  =  36)

 Yes

20

(55.6)

6

(40.0)

14

(66.7)

0.19

 No

11

(30.6)

7

(46.7)

4

(19.1)

 

 Declined to answer

5

(13.9)

2

(13.3)

3

(14.3)

 

Used condom at first sexual intercourse (n  =  36)

 Yes

16

(44.4)

6

(40.0)

10

(47.6)

0.77

 No

12

(33.3)

6

(40.0)

6

(28.6)

 

 Declined to answer

8

(22.2)

3

(20.0)

5

(23.8)

 

First sexual intercourse was forced (n  =  36)

 Yes

4

(11.1)

0

(0.0)

4

(19.1)

0.17

 No

25

(69.4)

11

(73.3)

14

(66.7)

 

 Declined to answer

7

(19.4)

4

(26.7)

3

(14.3)

 

Sexual experience in the last 12  months

Had sexual intercourse (n  =  175)

 Yes

22

(12.6)

7

(9.7)

15

(14.6)

0.49

 No

149

(85.1)

64

(88.9)

85

(82.5)

 

 Declined to answer

4

(2.3)

1

(1.4)

3

(2.9)

 

Disclosed HIV status to partner in advance (n  =  22)

 Yes

11

(50.0)

1

(14.3)

10

(66.7)

0.01

 No

8

(36.4)

3

(42.9)

5

(33.3)

 

 Declined to answer

3

(13.6)

3

(42.9)

0

(0.0)

 

Already knew partner’s HIV status (n  =  22)

 Yes

10

(45.5)

1

(14.3)

9

(60.0)

0.05

 No

12

(54.6)

6

(85.7)

6

(40.0)

 

Used condom (n  =  22)

 Yes

12

(54.6)

5

(71.4)

7

(46.7)

0.53

 No

6

(27.3)

1

(14.3)

5

(33.3)

 

 Declined to answer

4

(18.2)

1

(14.3)

3

(20.0)

 

Asked partner for HIV testing (n  =  22)

 Yes

7

(31.8)

1

(14.3)

6

(40.0)

0.38

 No

9

(40.9)

3

(42.9)

6

(40.0)

 

 Declined to answer

6

(27.3)

3

(42.9)

3

(20.0)

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