Table 2.
Different themes of boys’ and girls’ worries according to age groups (June – December 2011)
| Major concerns |
Distribution by sex and age groups |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 years or less (N) |
15-19 years (N) |
20-24 years (N) |
25 years and over (N) |
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| Girls N(%) | Boys N(%) | Girl N(%) | Boys N(%) | Girls N(%) | Boys N(%) | Girls N(%) | Boys N(%) | Girls N(%) | Boys N(%) | |
|
Menstrual cycle |
|
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| Troubles and menses calculation |
13(1,5) |
0(0,0) |
105(12,0) |
2(0,5) |
71(8,0) |
6(1,5) |
20(2,5) |
8(2,0) |
209(24%) |
16( 4%) |
|
Emotional life |
|
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| Love Relationships |
17(2,0) |
0(0,0) |
79(9,0) |
27(7,5) |
29(3,1) |
28(7,8) |
8(0,9) |
10(2,7) |
133(15%) |
65(18%) |
| Virginity |
0(0,0) |
0(0,0) |
57(6,5) |
0(0,0) |
42(5,0) |
0(0,0) |
22(2,5) |
0(0,0) |
121(14%) |
0(0%) |
|
Practices related to sexuality |
|
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| Intimate (sex) Practices |
4(0,5) |
0(0,0) |
63(7,3) |
16(4,5) |
49(5,5) |
35(9,5) |
19(2,2) |
18(5,0) |
135(15,5%) |
69(19%) |
| Intimate Care |
1(0,1) |
0(0,0) |
13(1,5) |
0(0,0) |
11(1,1) |
0(0,0) |
3(0,3) |
0(0,0) |
28(3%) |
0(0%) |
| Masturbations |
0(0,0) |
4(1,1) |
6(0,7) |
28(7,7) |
7(0,8) |
34(9,4) |
1(0,1) |
14(3,8) |
14(1,6%) |
80(22%) |
|
Genital infections and HIV matters |
|
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| Infections |
0(0,0) |
0(0,0) |
36(4,1) |
8(2,0) |
29(3,3) |
12(3,2) |
17(2,0) |
07(1,8) |
82 (9,4%) |
27(7%) |
| Condomns/ HIV(use) |
0(0,0) |
2(0,5) |
14(1,5) |
12(3,0) |
18(2,0) |
19(5,0) |
8(0,9) |
6(1,5) |
40 (4,4%) |
39(10%) |
|
About conception |
|
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| Abortions |
0(0,0) |
0(0,0) |
5(0,6) |
0(0,0) |
20(2,2) |
0(0,0) |
15(1,7) |
0(0,0) |
40(4,5%) |
0(0%) |
| Pregnancies/ Fertility |
0(0,0) |
0(0,0) |
7(0,6) |
0(0,0) |
14(1,5) |
6(1,6) |
4(0,4) |
0(0,0) |
25(2,6%) |
6(1,6%) |
|
Body shape (about) |
|
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| About breasts (size) |
0(0,0) |
0(0,0) |
11(1,2) |
0(0,0) |
14(1,6) |
0(0,0) |
2(0,2) |
0(0,0) |
27(3%) |
0(0%) |
| Penis size |
0(0,0) |
2(0,5) |
0(0,0) |
15(4,0) |
0(0,0) |
11(3,0) |
0(0,0) |
8(2,5) |
0(0%) |
36(10%) |
|
Others issues
a
|
3(0,3) |
0(0,0) |
4(0,5) |
3(0,5) |
13(1,5) |
6(1,5) |
6(0,7) |
4(1,0) |
26(3%) |
13(3%) |
| Total | 38(5%) | 08(2%) | 399(45%) | 116(31%) | 318(36%) | 165(45%) | 125(14%) | 81(22%) | 880(100%) | 370(100%) |
aOthers issues = Inbreeding relationships, Homosexuality, Pornography ,Cysts / Myoma.