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. 2014 Jun 24;72(1):21. doi: 10.1186/2049-3258-72-21

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
14 years or less (N)
15-19 years (N)
20-24 years (N)
25 years and over (N)
Girls N(%) Boys N(%) Girl N(%) Boys N(%) Girls N(%) Boys N(%) Girls N(%) Boys N(%) Girls N(%) Boys N(%)
Menstrual cycle
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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)
 
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.