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Table 3 Descriptive breakdown of the multicomponent risk profile for those students identified as newly sexually active (N = 223)

From: Who is sexually active? Using a multi-component sexual activity profile (MSAP) to explore, identify and describe sexually-active high-school students in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Multi-component Risk Profile

Newly identified sexually active male (n/N = 75)

Adj. %

Newly identified sexually active female (n/N = 148)

Adj. %

p-value

Overall newly identified

33.6 (75/223)

31.97

66.4 (148/223)

68.0

< 0.001

Multi-component Risk Profile

Variable

Overall % N = 223

Male % N = 75

Female % N = 148

Age of students newly identified as sexually active

Median Age

 

16 years (IQR: 15–18)

16 years (IQR 15–16)

16 (IQR 16–17)

Age Range

 

13–24 years

14–23 years

13–24 years

< 15

35.9 (80/223)

26.7 (20/75)

40.5 (60/148)

16–17

36.3 (81/223)

40.0 (30/75)

34.5 (51/148)

18–19

20.2 (45/223)

24.0 (18/75)

18.2 (27/148)

> 20

7.6 (17/223)

9.3 (7/75)

6.8 (10/148)

Multi-component Risk Profile

Only self-reported STI symptom

41.7% (93)

69% (51/74)

28% (42)

Only HIV

14.3% (32)

11% (8)

16% (24)

Only HSV-2

22.9% (51)

18% (13)

26% (38)

Only positive on pregnancy test

6.7% (15)

n/a

10% (15/147)

Only ever made someone pregnant/previous pregnancy

3.1% (7)

3% (2/74)

3.4% (5)

HIV*STI symptom

0.9% (2)

0% (0)

1.4% (2)

Positive on pregnancy test*HIV

0.4% (1)

0% (0)

0.7% (1)

Ever made someone pregnant/previous pregnancy*STI

0.4% (1)

0% (0)

0.7% (1)

Ever made someone pregnant/previous pregnancy*HIV

1.8% (4)

0% (0)

3% (4)

HSV2*STI symptom

2.2% (5)

1.3% (1)

3% (4)

HIV*HSV-2

2.2% (5)

0% (0)

3.4% (5)

Positive on pregnancy test*HSV-2

1.3% (3)

n/a

2% (3)

Ever made someone pregnant/previous pregnancy*HSV-2

0.9% (2)

0% (0)

1.4% (2)

HSV-2* ever made someone pregnant/previous pregnancy*Preg test

0.4% (1)

n/a

0.7% (1)

HSV-2*Preg*HIV*STI symptom

0.4% (1)

n/a

0.7% (1)