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Table 3 Percentage distribution of adolescents who ever encountered a negative sexual experience; were forced to have sex, engage in a sex act or both

From: What are the characteristics of ‘sexually ready’ adolescents? Exploring the sexual readiness of youth in urban poor Accra

Characteristic

All

Girls

Boys

Freq

%

Freq

%

Freq

%

Negative sexual experience

 No

158

80.6

77

75.5

81

86.2

 Yes

38

19.4

25

24.5

13

13.8

 Total

196

100.0

102

100.0

94

100.0

Negative sexual experience categories

 Forced sex only

6

15.8

5

20.0

1

7.7

 Forced into sex act only

22

57.9

12

48.0

10

76.9

 Forced into both

10

26.3

8

32.0

2

15.4

 Total

38

100.0

25

100.0

13

100.00

  1. Source: RIPS Urban Health and Poverty Project, 2011