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. 2006 Dec;82(6):467–473. doi: 10.1136/sti.2005.019117

Table 5 Consistency of condom use in past 4 weeks as reported in Natsal 2000, by gender and partner numbers in past 4 weeks.

Men* Women†
Number of partners, past 4 weeks Number of partners, past 4 weeks
1 2 3+ All 1 2 3+ All
p Value for variation by numbers of partners: p<0.0001 p<0.0001
Consistency of condom use: % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Reporting on all occasions 23.1 38.6 32.9 24.0 17.6 26.7 51.8 17.9
(21.5 to 24.8) (30.4 to 47.4) (22.2 to 45.6) (22.4 to 25.6) (16.4 to 18.8) (17.6 to 38.3) (27.9 to 74.9) (16.7 to 19.2)
Reporting on some occasions 8.7 26.8 44.2 10.2) 8.0 24.8 4.7 8.4
(7.7 to 9.9) (19.8 to 35.2) (31.4 to 57.8) (9.1 to 11.4) (7.2 to 9.0) (15.4 to 37.3) (1.1 to 18.1) (7.5 to 9.3)
Reporting on no occasions 68.2 34.6 23.0 65.8 74.4 48.5 43.5 73.8
(66.4 to 69.9) (26.7 to 43.5) (13.8 to 35.6) (64.1 to 67.5) (73.0 to 75.8) (37.6 to 59.7) (21.8 to 68.0) (72.3 to 75.1)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Denominator‡ 2971, 3815 170, 184 76, 76 3217, 4074 4485, 4026 105, 81 20, 19 4610, 4126

*Men reporting partner(s) of the opposite and/or same gender in past 4 weeks

†Women reporting partner(s) of the opposite gender in past 4 weeks

Partner(s) of the opposite and/or same gender.

‡Unweighted, weighted denominators.