Table 6 Gender differences in sexual behavior and reasons for not using condoms

Ever had sex

95.7 % (n = 291)

96.0 % (n = 216)

0.9

0.88

0.39–2.2

Sex within the last 12 months

88.4 % (n = 267)

90.9 % (n = 210)

0.8

0.351

0.4–1.3

Single sex partner (12 months)

47.9 % (n = 126)

73.4 % (n = 152)

0.3

0.000

0.2–0.5

More than 5 sex partners (12 months)

4.6 % (n = 12)

1.9 % (n = 4)

2.4

0.118

0.8–7.6

Steady sexual partner(s)

67.9 % (n = 178)

79.9 % (n = 163)

0.5

0.004

0.3–0.8

Steady sexual partner(s) from Germany

41.7 % (n = 73)

23.9 % (n = 39)

2.3

0.001

1.4–3.6

Sex with casual partner(s)

43.2 % (n = 99)

22.7 % (n = 41)

2.6

0.000

1.7–4.0

Inconsistent condom use with casual partners

33.0 % (n = 32)

38.5 % (n = 15)

0.8

0.544

0.4–1.7

Sexual violence (once and/or repeated)

6.1 % (n = 19)

15.8 % (n = 37)

0.3

0.000

0.2–0.6

Reasons for the not using condoms* n = 480

Men

Women

OR

p-value

95 %-CI

They are expensive

3.3 % (n = 9)

1.4 % (n = 3)

2.3

0.199

0.6–8.7

I don’t know where to get them.

2.9 % (n = 8)

2.4 % (n = 5)

1.2

0.731

0.4–3.8

I find it embarrassing.

9.2 % (n = 25)

12.1 % (n = 25)

0.7

0.300

0.4–1.3

I don’t want anybody to see me buying condoms.

5.1 % (n = 14)

6.3 % (n = 13)

0.8

0.294

0.4–1.8

I would like to get pregnant/have a child with my partner.

13.6 % (n = 37)

30.0 % (n = 62)

0.4

<0.000

0.2–0.6

My partner might think I have other sex partners or might have HIV.

10.6 % (n = 29)

9.2 % (n = 19)

1.2

0.601

0.6–2.2

My partner doesn’t want to use it.

15.4 % (n = 42)

20.3 % (n = 42)

0.7

0.161

0.4–1.1

Because of my religion.

4.0 % (n = 11)

2.4 % (n = 5)

1.7

0.329

0.6–5.0

I don’t like condoms.

12.1 % (n = 33)

13.5 % (n = 28)

0.9

0.639

0.5–1.5

I want to feel my partner.

22 % (n = 59)

14 % (n = 29)

1.7

0.033

1.0–2.8

I am monogamous.

9.5 % (n = 26)

10.1 % (n = 21)

0.9

0.821

0.5–1.7

I don’t have sex.

2.2 % (n = 6)

2.4 % (n = 5)

0.9

0.875

0.3–3.0

Other reasons

5.9 % (n = 16)

8.7 % (n = 18)

0.7

0.231

0.3–1.3

I always use a condom.

32.2 % (n = 88)

28.0 % (n = 58)

1.2

0.320

0.8–1.8