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Table 2 A descriptive results showing the sexual behaviors of adolescent girls in 12 sub-Saharan African countries

From: Impact of social environment on sexual behaviors of adolescent girls in 12 sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study

Country

Sexual Initiation

Condom Use

Age of sexual debut

Number of sexual partners

Yes

N (%)

No

N (%)

Yes

N (%)

No

N (%)

Mean

(95% CI)

Mean

(95% CI)

Botswana

160 (17.2)

766 (82.8)

133 (80.8)

32 (19.2)

14.23 (13.75–14.72)

2.08 (1.73–2.43)

Ghana

263 (11.9)

2059 (88.1)

426 (54.7)

368 (45.3)

12.85 (12.67–13.03)

2.63 (2.44–2.83)

Kenya

315 (24.5)

971 (75.5)

147 (44)

182 (56)

12.61 (12.35–12.87)

–

Mauritania

254 (29.3)

618 (70.7)

67 (55.5)

58 (44.5)

12.87 (12.29–13.45)

2.46 (2.05–2.88)

Mozambique

369 (45.8)

385 (54.2)

218 (77.9)

54 (22.1)

14.38 (13.97–14.79)

1.62 (1.46–1.78)

Namibia

849 (43.6)

1185 (56.4)

517 (79.2)

135 (20.8)

14.58 (14.40–14.77)

2.24 (2.10–2.38)

Senegal

129 (11.3)

1014 (88.7)

87 (67.8)

42 (32.2)

13.15 (12.46–13.85)

1.88 (1.48–2.27)

Seychelles

424 (36.9)

769 (63.1)

176 (46.4)

203 (53.6)

13.15 (12.94–13.36)

2.57 (2.35–2.79)

Swaziland

252 (7.0)

3264 (93.0)

121 (48.5)

125 (51.5)

13.09 (12.91–13.26)

2.14 (1.96–2.31)

Tanzania

225 (13.4)

1483 (86.6)

37 (43.5)

48 (56.5)

12.30 (11.80–12.79)

1.94 (1.64–2.24)

Uganda

208 (20.4)

808 (79.6)

129 (62.7)

75 (37.3)

13.82 (13.43–14.22)

2.10 (1.80–2.41)

Zambia

116 (32.6)

250 (67.4)

74 (49.9)

68 (50.1)

12.92 (12.58–13.26)

2.79 (2.45–3.13)

All countries

3564 (19.9)

13,572 (80.1)

2132 (57.5)

1390 (42.5)

13.21 (13.04–13.37)

2.19 (2.08–2.29)

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