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. 2016 Feb 2;50(Suppl 1):15s. doi: 10.1590/S01518-8787.2016050006686

Table. Prevalence (%) of sexual initiation and use of contraceptives at the last sexual intercourse, according to sociodemographic variables. ERICA, Brazil, 2013-2014. (N = 74,589).

Sociodemographic variable Initiated the sexual life Used contraceptive method at the last sexual intercourse Used male condom at the last sexual intercourse* Used oral pill at last sexual intercourse*




% 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI
Sex
Male 33.5 31.8-35.2 80.3 78.7-81.9 70.9 68.7-73.1 5.8 4.9-6.9
Female 22.6 21.7-23.6 85.2 83.8-86.5 65.7 62.9-68.3 24.7 22.5-27.0
Age (years)
12 5.9 4.9-7.0 67.1 60.0-73.4 46.9 40.5-53.4 2.3 0.8-5.9
13 12.1 10.6-13.8 74.9 70.8-78.6 60.5 55.2-65.7 3.0 1.9-4.8
14 21.4 20.0-22.9 81.4 78.2-84.3 72.6 68.8-76.1 6.8 5.4-8.7
15 35.9 33.4-38.5 81.6 79.1-83.8 70.4 67.0-73.7 11.3 9.5-13.4
16 44.2 40.1-47.5 84.4 82.2-86.3 70.6 68.0-73.1 15.3 13.3-17.5
17 56.4 53.9-58.9 85.3 82.7-87.6 69.2 64.6-73.4 20.8 18.2-23.6
Type of school
Public 29.9 28.5-31.4 82.2 80.9-83.4 70.0 67.0-70.9 12.9 11.7-14.3
Private 19.4 15.1-24.5 82.9 79.3-85.9 67.7 61.2-73.6 16.8 13.9-20.0
Place of residence
Urban 28.4 27.2-29.6 82.3 81.1-83.4 68.7 66.7-70.6 13.7 12.5-14.9
Rural 19.8 11.3-32.4 81.6 74.6-87.1 74.7 70.4-78.6 3.8 1.5-9.2
Macro-region
North 33.9 32.3-35.4 79.8 78.4-81.1 69.4 67.6-71.2 6.6 5.8-7.6
Northeast 26.9 24.4-29.5 78.0 75.6-80.3 64.9 61.5-68.1 9.0 7.6-10.7
Midwest 29.3 26.8-32.0 83.1 80.9-85.0 71.2 67.8-74.4 12.9 10.9-15.1
Southeast 27.7 26.1-29.4 83.5 81.5-85.4 69.8 66.4-73.0 14.6 12.6-16.7
South 26.9 24.1-29.9 85.9 82.9-88.5 69.5 65.3-73.4 22.6 19.0-26.8
Brazil 28.1 27.0-29.2 82.3 81.1-83.4 68.8 66.9-70.7 13.4 12.2-14.6

* Considered only adolescents who had already started their sexual life.