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Table 3 Median percentages of using condoms at most recent coitus, by period and current contraceptive use status

From: Long term trends in behaviour to protect against adverse reproductive and sexual health outcomes among young single African women

Not using any method

Condoms

Non-barrier methods

Period

Median

(95%, CI)

Median

(95%, CI)

Median

(95%, CI)

1991–1995

NE

 

NE

 

NE

 

1996–2000

7.9

(4.8, 12.4)

84.4

(77.3, 91.8)

15.3

(11.3, 23.9)

2001–2005

16.1

(9.5, 24.2)

84.1

(78.2, 92.7)

21.1

(16.3, 28.8)

2006–2010

31.5

(13.7, 34.1)

88.9

(83.3, 91.0)

21.9

(10.3, 46.2)

2011–2015

29.0

(17.8, 37.1)

88.2

(84.5, 95.5)

30.8

(27.4, 36.2)

  1. NE Not Estimated due to few number of surveys
  2. [Denominator: single women aged 15-24 years, sexually active in the past 3 months].