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. 2024 Jul 10;19(7):e0306771. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306771

Table 2. Sexual behavior reported at baseline (visit sex first reported) among 137 adolescents reporting sexual activity.

  Total Male Female p-value
N = 137 N = 50 N = 87
Total number of lifetime sex partners 2.0 (1.0–3.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 2.0 (1.0–3.0) 0.081
Report of sex partner >5 years older 0.003
    No 119 (86.9%) 49 (98.0%) 70 (80.5%)
    Yes 18 (13.1%) 1 (2.0%) 17 (19.5%)
How often did you use condoms with your sex partners? 0.19
    Never 13 (9.5%) 5 (10.0%) 8 (9.2%)
    Sometimes 49 (35.8%) 13 (26.0%) 36 (41.4%)
    Always 75 (54.7%) 32 (64.0%) 43 (49.4%)
In the last 3 months, did you ever not use a condom, but you thought you should have? 0.11
    No 32 (23.4%) 9 (18.0%) 23 (26.4%)
    Yes 33 (24.1%) 11 (22.0%) 22 (25.3%)
    Not sure 5 (3.6%) 0 (0.0%) 5 (5.7%)
    NA, always used condoms 67 (48.9%) 30 (60.0%) 37 (42.5%)
Were any of your partners living with HIV? 0.91
    No 134 (97.8%) 49 (98.0%) 85 (97.7%)
    Yes 3 (2.2%) 1 (2.0%) 2 (2.3%)
Report of previous STI 0.18
    No 119 (86.9%) 46 (92.0%) 73 (83.9%)
    Yes 18 (13.1%) 4 (8.0%) 14 (16.1%)