Heterosexual transmission of HIV in the Dominican Republic: gendered indicators are associated with disparities in condom use

Table 2 Sexual behaviors among adults 15–49 years in the Dominican Republic by gender (DHS 2007)

Sexual behaviors	Men		Women		Total
Sexual behaviors	n	%	n	%	n	%
Condom use^a***
No	12,781	66.7	17,900	88.5	30,681	77.7
Yes	6219	33.3	1922	11.5	8141	22.3
Premarital sex^b***
No	1876	7.8	14,467	62.2	16,343	35.9
Yes	18,752	92.0	7824	37.8	26,576	64.1
Number of sexual partners^c***
None	5031	20.9	6962	25.9	11,993	22.8
Just one sexual partner	13,254	55.0	19,150	71.2	32,404	64
Two sexual partners	4167	17.3	604	2.2	4771	9.7
Three or more	1548	6.4	87	0.3	1635	3.5

DHS Demographic and Health Survey
^aCondom use: Included all participants who had been sexually active in the last 12 months. This sample excluded 12,163 participants (5092 men and 7071 women) who were not sexually active in the last 12 months and 33 cases who did not respond to the question. ^bPremarital Sex: Included all men and women whose age at marriage was greater than their age at first sexual intercourse despite their sexual activity. The sample excluded 8038 cases that had not initiated sexual intercourse and 61 cases with no response/don not know answers. ^cNumber of sexual partners: Categories include the number of sexual partners including the husband in the last 12 months among all currently and formerly married women; counts ranged from 0 to 95+. The sample excluded 215 participants (106 men and 109 women) who had not heard about AIDS
*P < 0.10; ** P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001

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