Table 2 Sexual behaviors of 18 to 30 year olds in PSJM sample (n = 574)
From: Sexual behavior and drug consumption among young adults in a shantytown in Lima, Peru
Men | Women | p* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n | % | n | ||
Ever had sex | 79.4 | 312 | 65.5 | 262 | < 0.001 |
Age of sexual debut mean (SD) | 16.9 (2.4) | 18.4 (2.5) | < 0.001 | ||
Ever had sex with | |||||
Casual partner | 27.2 | 85 | 1.9 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Sex worker | 14.1 | 44 | - | - | - |
Same sex person | 1.6 | 5 | - | - | - |
Last year had sex with | |||||
Casual partner | 23.4 | 73 | 1.5 | 4 | < 0.001 |
Sex worker | 6.7 | 21 | - | - | - |
Same sex person | 1.3 | 4 | - | - | - |
Sex under alcohol influence with casual partners, FSW or SSP £ | 12.2 | 38 | 0.8 | 2 | < 0.001 |
Sex under drug influence with casual partners, FSW or SSP | 2.2 | 7 | - | - | - |
Number of sexual partners (reporting mean, SD) | |||||
Last 3 months | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.0 (0.1) | < 0.001 | ||
Last year | 2.2 (3.1) | 1.1 (0.4) | < 0.001 | ||
Lifetime | 5.2 (12.1) | 1.5 (1.0) | < 0.001 | ||
Number of casual partners last year | 3.2 (5.2) | 1.3 (0.5) | 0.076 | ||
Number of FSW last year | 2.0 (1.5) | - | - | ||
Unprotected sex (non-condom use) | |||||
At last sexual intercourse | 51.3 | 160 | 70.2 | 184 | < 0.001 |
At last intercourse with casual partner | 27.1 | 23 | 40.0 | 2 | 0.530 |
At last intercourse with FSW | 4.6 | 2 | - | - | - |
Always condom use | |||||
Casual partner | 44.7 | 38 | 40.0 | 2 | 0.837 |
Sex worker | 84.1 | 37 | - | - | - |