Table 4.
The prevalence of condom use at last sex 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 | 58.1 (56.2-59.9) | 57.7 (55.7-59.7) | 59.2 (56.4-61.9) | .35 | 51.6 (47.5-55.7) | 59.9 (58.0-61.8) | <.001 |
| Africa | 47.8 (43.4-52.2) | 45.9 (41.5-50.4) | 53.4 (46.3-60.3) | .03 | 37.9 (30.7-45.7) | 50.9 (46.4-55.3) | .002 |
| Americas | 65.2 (63.2-67.2) | 66.1 (63.7-68.3) | 63.8 (60.6-66.8) | .19 | 60.8 (56.7-64.7) | 66.2 (63.9-68.5) | .02 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 64.1 (51.6-75.0) | 64.9 (51.4-76.3) | 59.4 (31.5-82.3) | .72 | 64.6 (40.9-82.7) | 64.1 (51.0-75.4) | .97 |
| Europe | 71.7 (65.2-77.4) | 71.3 (64.5-77.3) | 73.9 (62.2-83.0) | .62 | 72.9 (52.7-86.7) | 71.4 (64.1-77.7) | .87 |
| Southeast Asia | 54.8 (48.6-60.9) | 56.7 (48.5-64.5) | 51.3 (41.5-61.0) | .36 | 55.7 (43.2-67.5) | 54.5 (46.8-62.0) | .86 |
| Western Pacific | 47.6 (33.2-62.3) | 49.0 (44.3-53.8) | 31.0 (22.6-40.8) | <.001 | 44.4 (34.2-55.2) | 42.8 (37.5-48.3) | .77 |