Table 7.
High-risk sexual behaviour in the past 12 months among adolescent boys and young men in India
| Background Characteristics | NFHS-3 (2005–06) | NFHS-4 (2015–16) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–19 | 20–24 | 15–19 | 20–24 | |
| Years of schooling | ||||
| No education | 43.3 | 11.6 | 59.1 | 16.1 |
| < 5 years | 62.5 | 13.3 | 58.4 | 14.5 |
| 5–9 | 65.3 | 17.0 | 67.1 | 20.7 |
| 10 and above | 75.4 | 27.8 | 74.2 | 36.8 |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 58.0 | 15.4 | 67.5 | 22.0 |
| Urban | 85.1 | 25.8 | 74.4 | 38.0 |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 65.8 | 16.8 | 69.5 | 26.8 |
| Muslim | 46.6 | 20.3 | 68.2 | 21.0 |
| Others | 73.9 | 35.6 | 73.4 | 42.5 |
| Caste/tribe | ||||
| Scheduled caste | 69.6 | 18.0 | 76.0 | 76.0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 56.0 | 14.8 | 60.7 | 60.7 |
| Other backward class | 59.3 | 15.3 | 67.1 | 67.1 |
| Others | 75.1 | 25.0 | 79.8 | 79.8 |
| Regular exposure of media | ||||
| No | 41.4 | 9.7 | 49.0 | 14.1 |
| Yes | 69.0 | 20.3 | 74.2 | 30.0 |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 57.4 | 13.6 | 63.3 | 15.8 |
| Poorer | 52.9 | 14.0 | 67.4 | 22.3 |
| Middle | 60.8 | 17.9 | 67.7 | 23.1 |
| Richer | 77.3 | 19.9 | 77.6 | 34.6 |
| Richest | 89.7 | 32.1 | 74.9 | 43.9 |
| Comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS | ||||
| No | 62.3 | 18.0 | 71.8 | 25.4 |
| Yes | 75.3 | 23.5 | 71.2 | 35.1 |
| Alcohol Use | ||||
| No | 60.6 | 13.3 | 67.1 | 23.5 |
| Yes | 70.4 | 25.7 | 75.0 | 34.3 |
| Region | ||||
| North | 59.7 | 19.5 | 70.6 | 30.3 |
| Central | 67.2 | 19.6 | 81.5 | 32.6 |
| East | 46.7 | 13.2 | 58.5 | 12.7 |
| Northeast | 74.4 | 19.4 | 37.4 | 14.9 |
| West | 80.8 | 20.3 | 58.4 | 33.3 |
| South | 76.5 | 17.8 | 63.0 | 19.5 |
| Total | 63.8 | 18.1 | 69.5 | 26.9 |