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. 2023 Jun 7;9:e45236. doi: 10.2196/45236

Table 2.

The prevalence of ever had sexual intercourse among young adolescents aged 12 years to 15 years by World Health Organization region, sex, and age in 2003-2017.

Region Total sample, % (95% CI) Boys, % (95% CI) Girls, % (95% CI) P value 12-13 years old, % (95% CI) 14-15 years old, % (95% CI) P value
Total 6.9 (6.2-7.6) 10.0 (9.1-11.1) 4.2 (3.7-4.7) <.001 4.0 (3.4-4.7) 8.5 (7.7-9.3) <.001
Africa 12.9 (11.4-14.6) 20.1 (17.7-22.9) 6.2 (5.2-7.3) <.001 8.7 (7.0-10.6) 15.2 (13.5-17.2) <.001
Americas 17.8 (16.9-18.9) 24.4 (23.0-25.8) 12.1 (11.1-13.1) <.001 9.5 (8.6-10.4) 22.2 (21.0-23.5) <.001
Eastern Mediterranean 15.0 (12.0-18.6) 22.2 (17.9-27.1) 4.8 (3.1-7.5) <.001 10.3 (4.5-21.9) 16.0 (13.3-19.0) .24
Europe 3.0 (2.3-4.0) 5.1 (3.8-6.8) 0.9 (0.5-1.5) <.001 2.4 (1.4-4.1) 3.2 (2.4-4.4) .30
Southeast Asia 1.8 (1.4-2.3) 2.6 (2.0-3.4) 1.1 (0.8-1.6) <.001 1.1 (0.7-1.6) 2.5 (2.0-3.1) <.001
Western Pacific 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 1.5 (1.1-2.1) 0.9 (0.6-1.3) .02 0.9 (0.6-1.2) 1.2 (0.9-1.7) .11