Table 2 Characteristics of sexual behaviour by gender and age-group among respondents who declared sexual activity
| Â | FEMALES | MALES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age-group (years) | 14-16 | 17-19 | 20-24 | 14-16 | 17-19 | 20-24 |
Age of first sexual partner (years) | ||||||
N° | 668 | 1293 | 732 | 330 | 575 | 286 |
|  | (NR* = 21) | (NR* = 23) | (NR* = 9) | (NR* = 7) | (NR* = 19) | (NR* = 10) |
Mean age | 17.1 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 17.2 |
SD | 2.2 | 2.73 | 3.43 | 1.67 | 2.39 | 3.07 |
Range | 12-36 | 12-38 | 13-39 | 11-22 | 11-38 | 11-37 |
Lifetime sexual partners (number) | ||||||
N° | 668 (NR* = 21) | 1288 (NR* = 28) | 733 (NR* = 8) | 312 (NR* = 25) | 548 (NR* = 46) | 277 (NR* = 19) |
Median | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
25 th -75 th P | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1-3.75 | 1-5 | 2-7 |
Range | 1-30 | 1-32 | 1-50 | 1-27 | 1-27 | 1-32 |
Sexual partners prior to 15 th birthday (number) | ||||||
N° | 319 (NR* = 8) | 255 (NR* = 2) | 60 (NR* = 0) | 192 (NR* = 11) | 105 (NR* = 3) | 25 (NR* = 1) |
Median | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
25th -75th P | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Range | 1-20 | 1-15 | 1-15 | 1-16 | 1-10 | 1-5 |
Sexual partners in the last year (number) | ||||||
N° | 666 (NR* = 23) | 1286 (NR* = 30) | 736 (NR* = 5) | 324 (NR* = 13) | 571 (NR* = 23) | 282 (NR* = 14) |
Median | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
25th-75th P | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Range | 1-10 | 1-19 | 1-13 | 1-21 | 1-15 | 1-15 |