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Table 2 Sexual activity and sexual health among participants with and without intellectual disability

From: Sexual activity and sexual health among young adults with and without mild/moderate intellectual disability

 

Sex

Participants with intellectual disabilities

Other participants

Unadjusted Prevalence Ratio

Total n

%

Total n

%

Sexually Active

 Ever had sexual intercourse

Men

186

75%

4150

89%

0.84*** (0.77–0.92)

Women

115

72%

4287

88%

0.82*** (0.73–0.92)

 First had sexual intercourse below age 16

Men

129

41%

3488

36%

1.12 (0.91–1.26)

Women

76

15%

3555

33%

0.45** (0.26–0.77)

Unsafe sex

 Ever had unsafe sex

Men

139

58%

3673

56%

1.03 (0.89–1.19)

Women

81

59%

3746

51%

1.16 (0.97–1.40)

 Has unsafe sex on 50% time or more instances

Men

137

26%

3634

18%

1.39* (1.03–1.86)

Women

78

22%

3710

13%

1.71* (1.12–2.63)

STI

 Ever

Men

110

4%

3335

4%

1.05 (0.39–2.79)

Women

69

4%

3463

7%

0.61 (0.20–1.84)

Pregnancies & Children

 Ever

Women

76

50%

3709

23%

2.17*** (1.72–2.74)

 Abortion

Women

39

8%

856

23%

0.33* (0.11–0.99)

 Miscarriage

Women

39

5%

856

13%

0.40 (0.10–1.56)

 Has child at 17/18

Men

210

0%

4565

1%

0.20 (0.01–3.20)

Women

119

12%

4716

4%

2.95*** (1.77–4.92)

 Has child at 18/19

Men

197

2%

4270

3%

0.61 (0.20–1.90)

Women

122

18%

4316

7%

2.54*** (1.72–3.77)

 Has child at 19/20

Men

167

7%

3777

4%

1.55 (0.86–2.79)

Women

105

25%

3871

10%

2.58*** (1.83–3.66)

 Child lives elsewhere at 19/20

Men

11

73%

210

58%

1.25 (0.86–1.83)

Women

20

0%

20

2%

0.25 (0.00–126.81)

  1. * P<0.05 **P<0.01 and *** P<0.001