Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (n = 31,028).
| Variables | n (weighted %) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 15–19 | 1922 (5.8) |
| 20–24 | 5,199 (14.2) |
| 25–29 | 5,964 (16.7) |
| 30–39 | 11,158 (33.5) |
| 40–49 | 6,785 (29.8) |
| Area of residence | |
| Urban | 22,059 (82.0) |
| Rural | 8,969 (18.0) |
| Wealth index | |
| Very poor | 8,227 (16.8) |
| Poor | 7,787 (20.8) |
| Average | 6,386 (21.3) |
| Rich | 4,941 (20.8) |
| Very rich | 3,687 (20.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 8,048 (35.0) |
| Married/cohabiting | 22,980 (65.0) |
| Region of origin | |
| Metropolitan Lima | 4,217 (37.6) |
| Rest of the coast | 9,447 (25.3) |
| Mountains | 10,037 (23.8) |
| Rainforest | 7,327 (13.3) |
| Level of education | |
| Preschool/Primary | 7,079 (19.3) |
| Secondary | 13,329 (39.7) |
| Professional/Undergraduate/Postgraduate | 10,620 (41.0) |
| Currently employed | |
| No | 11,621 (32.2) |
| Yes | 19,407 (67.8) |
| Use of contraception | |
| No methods used | 9,733 (38.0) |
| Condom | 3,626 (13.3) |
| Others | 17,669 (48.7) |
| Parity | |
| No children | 3,408 (21.2) |
| 1–2 children | 16,526 (48.7) |
| 3≥ children | 11,094 (30.1) |
| MSP | |
| No | 30,688 (98.7) |
| Yes | 340 (1.3) |
| EOSI | |
| No | 23,531 (79.8) |
| Yes | 7,497 (20.2) |
| STI | |
| No | 27,762 (88.7) |
| Yes | 3,266 (11.3) |
MSP, Multiple Sexual Partners; EOSI, =Early Onset of Sexual Intercourse; STI, Sexually Transmitted Infection.