Table 3.
Percentage distribution of women and men experiencing sexual debut, by sociodemographic characteristics and educational status, at age10 and at end of observation period, Kisumu, Kenya, 2007
| Characteristic | Women (n = 284)
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Men (n = 312)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| At age 10 | At end of observation | At age 10 | At end of observation | |
| Sexual debut | ||||
| Had sex | 0.0 | 80.6 | 0.0 | 86.2 |
| Never had sex | 100.0 | 19.4 | 100.0 | 13.8 |
| Sociodemographic characteristic | ||||
| Age (at time of survey) | ||||
| 18–19 | 31.3 | 32.7 | ||
| 20–21 | 35.2 | 30.1 | ||
| 22–24 | 33.5 | 37.2 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Luo | 71.1 | 75.3 | ||
| Luhya | 19.0 | 11.2 | ||
| Other | 9.9 | 13.5 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 25.7 | 23.1 | ||
| Protestant | 38.7 | 44.9 | ||
| Pentecostal | 21.5 | 15.4 | ||
| Traditional/African | 8.8 | 8.7 | ||
| Muslim/Other | 5.3 | 8.0 | ||
| Ever migrated | 0.0 | 34.5 | 0.6 | 26.3 |
| Currently earning income | 1.1 | 9.9 | 4.8 | 17.6 |
| Asset Index | ||||
| Bottom third | 29.6 | 32.4 | ||
| Middle third | 31.7 | 34.3 | ||
| Top third | 38.7 | 33.3 | ||
| Orphanhood status | ||||
| Both parents alive | 86.9 | 66.6 | 92.5 | 70.6 |
| Maternal orphan | 1.8 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| Paternal orphan | 10.2 | 19.8 | 4.9 | 16.8 |
| Double orphan | 1.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| Educational status | ||||
| Not in school | ||||
| Did not finish secondary | 6.3 | 29.2 | 5.1 | 17.6 |
| Finished secondary | 0.0 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| In school | ||||
| Behind | 14.1 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 35.3 |
| On track | 79.6 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 34.6 |