Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics, health and school services, sexual and risk behavior, and self-reported general health among sexually initiated adolescents interviewed by PENSE, Brazil (n = 28,157)
Variables | Total % | Male (n = 17,991) % | Female (n = 10,166) % |
|---|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic | |||
Municipality | |||
Not capital | 51.1 | 51.3 | 50.8 |
Capital | 48.9 | 48.7 | 49.2 |
School | |||
Public | 88.3 | 86.9 | 90.8 |
Private | 11.7 | 13.1 | 9.2 |
Age | |||
13 years | 6.7 | 7 | 6.2 |
14 years | 38.4 | 38.1 | 38.7 |
15 years | 30.6 | 30.1 | 31.4 |
16 years | 15.8 | 16.2 | 15.1 |
17 years | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
18 years | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
Mother’s Level of Education | |||
No school | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
Primary Education | 35.5 | 33.1 | 39.5 |
High School | 31.2 | 31.5 | 30.7 |
Undergraduate coursework | 24.1 | 27 | 19 |
School and health service | |||
In the last 12 months, have you had access to a health service or approached a health professional for health-related care? | |||
Yes | 55.5 | 52.7 | 60.5 |
No | 44.5 | 47.3 | 39.5 |
At school, have you received pregnancy prevention counseling? | |||
Yes | 80.3 | 81.2 | 78.8 |
No | 19.7 | 18.8 | 21.2 |
At school, have you received counseling about AIDS or other STIs? | |||
Yes | 88.2 | 88.2 | 88.1 |
No | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
Sexual behavior | |||
Age of first sexual intercourse | |||
≤ 12 years | 26.2 | 33.8 | 12.6 |
13 to 14 years | 55.1 | 50.6 | 62.9 |
≥ 15 years | 18.7 | 15.4 | 24.5 |
Number of sexual partners | |||
1 | 36 | 26.5 | 52.9 |
2 to 3 | 32.3 | 34 | 29.4 |
4 or more | 31.6 | 39.5 | 17.7 |
Additional contraception method use | |||
No | 57.3 | 59.8 | 53.5 |
Yes, hormonal contraception methoda | 29.6 | 25.3 | 36.2 |
Yes, non-hormonal contraception methodb | 13.1 | 15 | 10.3 |
Risk behaviors | |||
Smoked at least once | |||
No | 60.5 | 62.9 | 56.4 |
Yes | 39.5 | 37.1 | 43.6 |
During the last 30 days, how many days did you smoke?c | |||
None | 65.5 | 66.1 | 64.5 |
1 to 2 days | 16.9 | 15.8 | 18.4 |
3 to 9 days | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 |
10 or more days | 9.1 | 9.6 | 8.3 |
Drank alcohol at least once | |||
No | 22.7 | 26 | 17 |
Yes | 77.3 | 74 | 83 |
During the last 30 days, how many days did you drink?c | |||
None | 47.3 | 49.3 | 44.2 |
1 to 2 days | 27.5 | 26.4 | 29.2 |
3 to 9 days | 16.5 | 15.9 | 17.6 |
10 or more days | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9 |
In your life, how many times did you drink until you got drunk?c | |||
None | 46.5 | 48.5 | 43.2 |
1 to 2 days | 31.3 | 29.1 | 34.8 |
3 to 9 days | 14.5 | 14.1 | 15.1 |
10 or more days | 7.7 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
Used drugs at least once (marijuana, cocaine, crack) | |||
No | 78.3 | 79.8 | 75.8 |
Yes | 21.7 | 20.2 | 24.2 |
During the last 30 days, how many days did you use drugs?c | |||
None | 50.6 | 49.8 | 51.9 |
1 to 2 days | 23.2 | 22.3 | 24.6 |
3 to 9 days | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14 |
10 or more days | 11.6 | 13.1 | 9.5 |
Self-reported general health | |||
Feel alone | |||
Never | 34.2 | 43.1 | 18.6 |
Rarely | 20.1 | 21.4 | 17.9 |
Sometimes | 27.6 | 24.2 | 33.7 |
Most of the time or always | 18 | 11.4 | 29.8 |
Body weight perception | |||
Very thin | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
Thin | 19.5 | 21 | 16.9 |
Normal | 58.7 | 61.3 | 54 |
Fat | 14.1 | 11.1 | 19.3 |
Very fat | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Feelings about the body | |||
Very satisfied | 34.2 | 37.7 | 28.1 |
Satisfied | 40 | 41.2 | 38 |
Indifferent | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
Unsatisfied | 11.9 | 8.4 | 18.1 |
Very unsatisfied | 4.3 | 3.3 | 6.1 |
Self-reported state of health | |||
Very good | 38.6 | 44.6 | 28.1 |
Good | 29.4 | 29.1 | 30 |
Regular | 21.5 | 17 | 29.5 |
Poor | 5.2 | 4 | 7.2 |
Very poor | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |