Table 2. Reported Sexual Practices Among Participants with a History of Sexual Activity, Panama, 2015.

		Total		Females		Males
		n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Vaginal sex		305		195		110		0.001
	Yes	258	84.6	175	89.7	83	75.5
Anal sex		308		192		116		0.315
	Yes	88	28.6	51	26.6	37	31.9
Oral sex		307		192		115		0.353
	Yes	147	47.9	88	45.8	59	51.3
Age of sexual debut		259		170		89		0.082
	≤14 years	81	31.3	47	27.6	34	38.2
	≥15 years	178	68.7	123	72.4	55	61.8
Relation with first sexual partner		287		181		106		<0.001
	Friend or classmate	59	20.6	23	12.7	36	34.0
	Boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse	206	71.8	146	80.7	60	56.6
	Othera	22	7.7	12	6.6	10	9.4
Age difference with first sexual partner		280		172		108		<0.001
	Older than me (10 years or more)	25	8.9	15	8.7	10	9.3
	Older than me (1–9 years)	149	53.2	110	63.9	39	36.1
	The same age or younger than	106	37.9	47	27.3	59	54.6
Condom use (consistent)		302		188		114		0.961
	Yes	79	26.2	49	26.1	30	25.3
Sex with casual partner		345		211		134		0.001
	Yes	150	43.5	77	36.5	73	54.5
Number of sex partners in lifetime		272		170		102		0.003
	1	81	29.8	59	34.7	22	21.6
	2	62	22.8	44	25.9	18	17.6
	≥3	129	47.4	67	39.4	62	60.8
Current sexual activityb		336		203		133		0.002
	Yes	198	58.9	133	65.6	65	48.9
Sell sex in exchange for money/food/ housing		330		205		125		0.751
	Yes	25	4.6	16	4.8	9	4.3
Previous possible STI or HIV infectionc		335		188		133		0.907
	Yes	125	38.6	73	37.1	52	37.8
Previous STI diagnosisd		365						0.514
	Yes	15	4.1	8	3.6	7	5.0

χ² was used to evaluate sexual activity between males and females.

^aFamily member (cousin, aunt, uncle, any other family member), babysitter or neighbor.

^bAt least one sexual partner in the past month.

^cThought to have been infected by a sexual partner.

^dBeen previously diagnosis by a doctor.

Note: Different numbers in each category based on the number of responses