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Table 2 Sexual history

From: Sexual behaviors at home and abroad: an online survey of Canadian young adult travelers

 

Women (n = 541)

Men (n = 105)

Total (N = 646)

Sexual debut

 14 years old or less

56 (10.4%)

8 (7.6%)

64 (9.9%)

 15-16 years old

171 (31.6%)

33 (31.4%)

204 (31.6%)

 17-19 years old

264 (48.8%)

46 (43.8%)

310 (48.0%)

 20 years old or older

50 (9.2%)

18 (17.1%)

68 (10.5%)

Method(s) contraception in past yeara Respondents could choose more than one answer

 Condom

405 (74.9%)

89 (84.8%)

494 (76.4%)

 Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP)

350 (64.7%)

44 (41.9%)

394 (61%)

 IUDb

64 (11.8%)

14 (13.3%)

78 (12.1%)

 Hormonal methods other than OCP

28 (5.2%)

5 (4.8%)

33 (5.1%)

 None

83 (15.4%)

20 (19.0%)

103 (15.9%)

 Abstinence

60 (11.1%)

11 (10.5%)

71 (11.0%)

Number of sexual partners in lifetime

 1

141 (26.1%)

21 (20.0%)

162 (25.1%)

 2-5

210 (38.8%)

45 (42.9%)

255 (39.5%)

 6-10

106 (19.6%)

17 (16.2%)

123 (19.0%)

 11 or more

84 (15.5%)

22 (21%)

106 (16.4%)

Number of sexual partners in past 12 monthsc

 0

19 (3.5%)

4 (3.8%)

23 (3.6%)

 1

312 (57.7%)

56 (53.3%)

368 (57.0%)

 2-5

172 (31.8%)

33 (31.4%)

205 (31.7%)

 6-10

26 (4.8%)

7 (6.7%)

33 (5.1%)

 11 or more

12 (2.2%)

5 (4.8%)

17 (2.6%)

Number one-night stands in lifetime

 0

253 (46.8%)

39 (37.1%)

292 (45.2%)

 1-2

168 (31.1%)

31 (29.5%)

199 (30.8%)

 3-5

64 (11.8%)

14 (13.3%)

78 (12.1%)

 6 or more

56 (10.4%)

21 (20%)

77 (11.9%)

Multiple sexual partners in past 12 monthsd

88 (16.3%)

24 (22.9%)

112 (17.3%)

Ever diagnosed with STBBIe

44 (8.1%)

6 (5.7%)

50 (7.7%)

Use dating websites or apps

241 (44.5%)

62 (59.0%)

303 (46.9%)

Had sexual encounters under the influence of alcohol most of the time/every time in past 2 years

44 (8.1%)

7 (6.7%)

51 (7.9%)

Sexually assaulted prior to 2016

155 (28.7%)

6 (5.7%)

161 (24.9%)

Ever pregnant

30 (5.5%)

  

Ever had abortion

18 (3.3%)

  
  1. aOther/write-in responses (not shown) included Plan B, pull-out method or not specified. bIUD- intrauterine device. cMore than one sexual partner per year could include concurrent monogamous relationships (as well as polyamorous relationships), as opposed to respondents who reported having dmultiple sexual partners within the same time period. eSTBBI diagnosis in total population (N = 646): chlamydia (n = 33), genital warts/HPV (n = 8), gonorrhoea (n = 5), genital herpes (n = 4), scabies (n = 3), pubic lice (n = 2), chancroid (n = 1), HIV (n = 1) and syphilis (n = 1)