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Table 2 Reported sexual risk behaviour by gender

From: Predictors of sexual risk behaviour among adolescents from welfare institutions in Malaysia: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Overall (N = 1082)

N %

Male (N = 483)

N %

Female (N = 599)

N %

Sexual debut

   

  Early

458 (76.0)

162 (71.4)

296 (78.7)

  Late

145 (24.0)

65 (28.6)

80 (21.3)

No. of lifetime sexual partners

   

  One partner

211 (35.6)

57 (26.5)

154 (40.8)

  More than one

381 (64.4)

158 (73.5)

223 (59.2)

Contraception use

   

  Yes

520 (81.3)

211 (84.4)

309 (79.2)

  No

120 (18.8)

39 (15.6)

81 (20.8)

High-risk sexual partner

   

  Yes

187 (30.2)

89 (36.9)

98 (25.9)

  No

433 (69.8)

152 (63.1)

281 (74.1)

History of STI

   

  Yes

50 (8.6)

27 (12.3)

23 (6.3)

  No

534 (91.4)

193 (87.7)

341 (93.7)

  1. Note: Percentages are calculated based on number of respondents who completed the item on sexual initiation