Table 2 Mean age at first sex and condom use at first sex among adolescent boys and young men in India
From: Transitions in adolescent boys and young Men’s high-risk sexual behaviour in India
NFHS-3 (2005–06) | NFHS-4 (2015–16) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15–19 | 20–24 | 15–19 | 20–24 | |||||
Background Characteristic | Mean age at first sex(years) | Condom use at first sex (%) | Mean age at first sex (years) | Condom use at first sex (%) | Mean age at first sex (years) | Condom use at first sex (%) | Mean age at first sex (years) | Condom use at first sex (%) |
Years of schooling | ||||||||
No education | 15.7 | 11.7 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 16.2 | 30.8 | 19.1 | 16.2 |
< 5 | 15.9 | 9.9 | 19.1 | 9.5 | 16.1 | 34.0 | 19.1 | 15.2 |
5–9 | 15.7 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 30.4 | 19.3 | 20.2 |
10 and above | 16.1 | 24.1 | 19.4 | 23.1 | 16.6 | 38.1 | 19.7 | 34.6 |
Place of residence | ||||||||
Rural | 15.6 | 13.8 | 18.8 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 30.5 | 19.4 | 21.0 |
Urban | 16.1 | 34.0 | 19.4 | 23.5 | 16.5 | 43.6 | 19.6 | 37.5 |
Religion | ||||||||
Hindu | 15.7 | 16.6 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 31.4 | 19.4 | 26.6 |
Muslim | 15.8 | 25.2 | 19.2 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 46.9 | 19.5 | 21.6 |
Others | 16.3 | 34.1 | 18.8 | 23.2 | 16.6 | 45.1 | 19.5 | 30.2 |
Caste/tribe | ||||||||
Scheduled caste | 15.6 | 13.9 | 19.0 | 14.6 | 16.5 | 36.0 | 19.5 | 25.8 |
Scheduled tribe | 16.1 | 13.7 | 18.6 | 7.0 | 16.2 | 25.5 | 19.1 | 16.0 |
Other backward class | 15.8 | 14.9 | 19.0 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 30.8 | 19.4 | 25.9 |
Others | 15.9 | 31.6 | 19.5 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 45.8 | 19.8 | 32.3 |
Regular exposure of media | ||||||||
No | 15.9 | 12.3 | 18.7 | 5.0 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 14.5 |
Yes | 15.8 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 37.8 | 19.5 | 28.8 |
Wealth index | ||||||||
Poorest | 15.4 | 11.7 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 16.0 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 15.6 |
Poorer | 15.6 | 12.2 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 16.2 | 29.8 | 19.3 | 20.0 |
Middle | 15.8 | 14.1 | 19.0 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 25.4 |
Richer | 15.9 | 26.7 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 16.5 | 44.1 | 19.7 | 30.9 |
Richest | 16.3 | 41.6 | 19.7 | 30.7 | 16.7 | 56.0 | 19.9 | 42.6 |
Comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS | ||||||||
No | 15.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 30.3 | 19.5 | 25.3 |
Yes | 16.0 | 25.8 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 16.6 | 40.9 | 19.6 | 33.4 |
Alcohol Use | ||||||||
No | 15.7 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 13.0 | 17.1 | 31.9 | 13.0 | 23.8 |
Yes | 16.0 | 21.4 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 21.4 | 39.8 | 15.9 | 31.6 |
Region | ||||||||
North | 15.9 | 29.2 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 16.6 | 36.0 | 19.6 | 28.6 |
Central | 15.4 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 10.7 | 16.0 | 30.4 | 19.2 | 24.1 |
East | 16.1 | 10.2 | 19.2 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 34.0 | 19.6 | 21.2 |
Northeast | 16.2 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 11.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 19.4 | 15.2 |
West | 15.7 | 31.5 | 19.8 | 23.6 | 16.4 | 38.8 | 19.4 | 37.3 |
South | 16.4 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 46.5 | 20.5 | 19.1 |
Total | 15.8 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 34.2 | 19.5 | 26.1 |