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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: Afr J Reprod Health. 2007;11(3):168–181.

TABLE 2.

Percentage distribution of adolescents by sexual behavior patterns by sex and age, Uganda, National Survey of Adolescents, 2004

Characteristic Female Male

12–14 (N=1281) 15–19 (N=1311) Total (N=2592) 12–14 (N=1202) 15–19 (N=1301) Total (N=2503)
Current union status
 Not in union 100.0 81.2 90.5 100.0 98.4 99.2
 In union 0.0 18.8 9.5 0.0 1.6 0.8
Ever had sexual intercourse
 No 92.4 51.7 71.9 85.1 51.4 67.7
 Yes 7.6 48.3 28.1 14.9 48.6 32.3
Had sex in the last 12 months
 No 96.4 62.4 79.2 92.4 68.5 80.0
 Yes 3.6 37.6 20.8 7.6 31.5 20.0
Had sex in the last 3 months
 No 98.0 73.3 85.5 95.0 79.1 86.8
 Yes 2.0 26.7 14.5 5.0 20.9 13.2
Among those who have heard of AIDS: (N=1256) (N=1300) (N=2556) (N=1192) (N=1293) (N=2485)
 Never had sex or have had sex but not in the last 12 months 96.3 62.5 79.1 92.3 68.5 79.9
 1 partner in last 12 months, married 0.0 17.8 9.1 0.0 1.0 0.5
 1 partner in last 12 months, not married or in a union, used condom 0.8 7.2 4.0 0.7 13.1 7.1
 1 partner in last 12 months, not married or in a union, no condom (risky sexual behavior) 2.7 10.3 6.6 5.6 12.1 9.0
 2+ partners in last 12 months, used condom 0.1 1.8 0.9 0.3 3.3 1.9
 2+ partners in last 12 months, did not use condom (risky sexual behavior) 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.0 1.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Notes: Ns are weighted.