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. 2015 May 21;8:10.3402/gha.v8.27249. doi: 10.3402/gha.v8.27249

Table 2.

Sexual behaviors and HIV status of sexually active young people in Uganda 12 months prior to the survey

Men 15–24 (N=1,516) Women 15–24 (N=2,824)


Characteristics Did not pay for sex
(N=1,437) n (%)
Paid for sex
(N=79) n (%)
Received no gifts, favors, or money for sex
(N=2,719) n (%)
Received gifts, favors or money for sex
(N=105) n (%)
Life time number of sexual partners
 ≤2 partners 595 (41.4) 8 (10.1) 2,047 (75.3) 52 (49.5)
 3–5 partners 549 (38.2) 19 (24.1) 624 (22.9) 40 (38.1)
 >5 partners 294 (20.4) 52 (65.8) 48 (1.8) 13 (12.4)
Multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships in the past 12 months
 <2 partners 1,143 (79.6) 28 (35.9) 2,605 (95.8) 76 (72.4)
 ≥2 partners but not concurrent 110 (7.7) 15 (19.2) 35 (1.3) 13 (12.4)
 ≥2 partners and concurrent 183 (12.7) 35 (44.9) 79 (2.9) 16 (15.2)
Age at sexual debut
 ≥15 1,194 (83.1) 51 (64.6) 2,231 (82.1) 68 (64.8)
 <15 243 (16.9) 28 (35.4) 488 (17.9) 37 (35.2)
Condom use at the last sexual activity with the recent partner
 Yes 966 (67.2) 51 (65.4) 2,306 (84.8) 82 (78.1)
 No 471 (32.8) 27 (34.6) 413 (15.2) 23 (21.9)
Sexual coerciona
 No 442 (89.7) 20 (71.4) 751 (77.6) 21 (63.6)
 Yes 51 (10.3) 8 (28.6) 217 (22.4) 12 (36.4)
HIV status
 Negative 1,375 (98.0) 66 (83.5) 2,490 (94.0) 92 (88.5)
 Positive 28 (2.0) 12 (15.2) 160 (6.0) 12 (11.5)
Condom use at the last sexual activity with transactional partner
 Yes 41 (68.0) 53 (51.0)
 No 20 (32.0) 52 (49.0)

All percentages are weighted.

a

Data include respondents questioned about sexual coercion (n=522 men and n=1,010 women).