Table 2 Sexual behaviour indicators from Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys 1989, 1995, and 2000.
| Behavioural characteristic | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1995 | 2000 | 1995 | 2000 | ||
| Youth sexual behaviour | ||||||
| Median age at first sex (15–24 year olds)* | ||||||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | |
| Rural | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 18.4 | |
| All | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 18.3 | |
| Youths 15–19 years old who have never had sex | ||||||
| Urban | 34 | 41 | 46 | 42 | 52 | |
| Rural | 38 | 38 | 48 | 54 | 63 | |
| Percent of 15–24 year olds who had sex by age 15 years | ||||||
| 15–19 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 16 | |
| 20–24 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 9 | |
| Total | 28 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 26 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 16 | |
| Rural | 29 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |
| Education | ||||||
| No schooling | 40 | 33 | 30 | 15 | – | |
| Primary | 27 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| Secondary | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 13 | |
| Premarital sex in the past year among single youth | ||||||
| 15–19 | 30 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | |
| 20–24 | 58 | 44 | 55 | 53 | 52 | |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 50 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 47 | |
| Rural | 33 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 27 | |
| Education | ||||||
| No schooling | 28 | 14 | 21 | 22 | – | |
| Primary | 33 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 27 | |
| Secondary | 51 | 25 | 37 | 33 | 39 | |
| Total | 36 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 31 | |
| Median age at first marriage (15–24 years)* | 17.8 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 22.0 | 22.8 | |
| Sexual behaviour of adults | ||||||
| No sex during the past 12 months | ||||||
| Urban | 18 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 27 | |
| Rural | 17 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | |
| Total | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | |
| Had sex with a person other than the spouse in past year | ||||||
| Urban | U | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | |
| Rural | U | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |
| Total | U | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |
| One or more non‐marital, non‐cohabiting partner | ||||||
| Urban | U | 22 | 25 | 44 | 49 | |
| Rural | U | 12 | 12 | 26 | 24 | |
| Total | U | 12 | 14 | 29 | 28 | |
| Two or more non‐marital, non‐cohabiting partners | ||||||
| Urban | U | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | |
| Rural | U | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total | U | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
| Two or more partners in past year among sexually active single respondents | ||||||
| Urban | U | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | |
| Rural | U | 11 | 5 | 29 | 29 | |
| Total | U | 11 | 6 | 29 | 31 | |
| Knows where to obtain condoms | ||||||
| Aware of condoms | ||||||
| Urban | 48 | 59 | 85 | 51 | 96 | |
| Rural | 18 | 28 | 47 | 45 | 73 | |
| Total | 22 | 32 | 53 | 46 | 77 | |
| Has ever used a condom | ||||||
| Urban | 4 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 74 | |
| Rural | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 34 | |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 40 | |
| Used condoms during last sex with non‐marital, non‐cohabiting partner | ||||||
| Urban | U | 46 | 60 | 62 | 80 | |
| Rural | U | 11 | 31 | 28 | 50 | |
| Total | U | 20 | 39 | 35 | 59 | |
*Age by which one half of youths aged 15–24 years at the time of the survey have had sex or were married.
U, data not available.