| Age at sexual debut |
|
Girls: 16.7–>18.2 |
Small dip in 1998–2001, same trend for boys and girls |
| Years 1997–2006 |
Increasing |
Boys: 18.5–>19.9 |
| Primary abstinence |
|
|
Dip in 1999–2002 for girls, dip in 1998–2000 for boys |
| Years 1993–2006 |
Increasing |
72–>83% |
| Secondary abstinence |
|
|
|
| Years 1997–2006 |
|
|
|
| Age 13–19 |
Increasing |
Girls: 12–>14% |
Same trend for boys and girls |
| All other ages |
No change |
Boys: 10–>21% |
| Pregnancy |
|
|
|
| Years 1996–2003 |
|
|
|
| Age 13–20 |
Increasing |
8–>10% |
Pregnancy among never married young women |
| Age 21–29 |
Increasing |
53–>81% |
| Years 2003–2005 |
|
|
|
| Age 13–20 |
Decreasing |
10–>6% |
|
| Age 21–29 |
Decreasing |
81–>66% |
|
| Age at first marriage |
|
|
|
| Years 1998–2006 |
|
|
|
| Age 13–29 (women) |
Increasing |
19.0–>19.4 |
|
| Age 13–29 (men) |
Increasing |
24.9–>25.3 |
|
| Time (years) from sexual debut to first marriage |
|
|
|
| Years 1998–2006 |
|
|
|
| Age 13–29 (women) |
No change |
∼2.2 throughout |
|
| Age 13–29 (men) |
Decreasing |
7.9–>6.9 years |
|
| ⩾1 casual partners in past year |
|
|
|
| Years 1997–2001 |
Increasing |
Men: 11.6–>12.6% |
Same trend for all groups except men aged 20–24 years and 25–34 years who showed a continuous rise in casual partners throughout the entire period (1997–2006) |
|
|
Women: 1.4–>3.6% |
| Years 2001–2006 |
Decreasing |
Men: 12.6–>10.2% |
|
|
Women: 3.6–>1.4% |
| ⩾2 casual partners in past year |
|
|
Similar trend as for ⩾1 casual partners except that the 35–44 age group showed a continuous increase throughout |
| Years 1997–2006 |
|
|
| Condom use ever |
|
|
|
| Years 1993–2006 |
Increasing |
Men: 12.5–>46.1% |
Same trend for men and women, all ages |
|
|
Women: 4.0–>30.7% |
|
| Condom use at last sex with any partner |
|
|
|
| Years 1996–2003 |
|
|
|
| Men |
Decreasing |
18.9–>14.7% |
Women: Although a generally rising trend throughout, women experienced a dip in condom use between 2001 and 2005 |
| Women |
Increasing |
5.7–>8.0% |
| Years 2003–2006 |
|
|
| Men |
Increasing |
14.7–>18.1% |
| Women |
Increasing |
8.0–>9.9% |
| Condom use at last sex with a casual |
|
|
|
| Years 1997–2005 |
|
|
|
| Age 20–24 |
Decreasing |
74.1–>50.7% |
Among those age 13–19 years, condom use with a casual decreased from 1997 to 2000, then increased from 2000 to 2005 |
| Age 25–34 |
Decreasing |
63.8–>58.2% |
| Age 35–44 |
Increasing |
38.9–>47.6% |
| Age 45+ |
Increasing |
10.0–>31.3% |
| Age 13–19 |
Decrease–>Increase |
50.6–>48.2% |
