Table 2.
Distribution of risky sexual behaviours by socio-demographic and alcohol use characteristics, South Africa 2017 survey.
| Variables | Multiple Sexual Partners | No Condom Use at Last Sex | No Consistent Condom Use | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | p-Value | n | % | 95% CI | p-Value | n | % | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| Age group years | ||||||||||||
| 15–24 | 1369 | 18.0 | 15.2–21.2 | <0.001 | 1357 | 43.7 | 40.1–47.4 | <0.001 | 1352 | 97.3 | 95.6–98.3 | 0.014 |
| 25–49 | 4174 | 11.1 | 9.7–12.8 | 4162 | 61.7 | 59.5–63.9 | 4117 | 98.5 | 97.7–99.0 | |||
| 50+ | 1117 | 3.4 | 2.2–5.2 | 1100 | 83.1 | 79.4–86.2 | 1090 | |||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 2636 | 17.7 | 15.6–20.0 | <0.001 | 2630 | 58.0 | 55.4–60.6 | <0.001 | 2601 | 97.1 | 95.9–97.9 | <0.001 |
| Female | 4024 | 5.5 | 4.4–6.8 | 3989 | 64.0 | 61.7–66.2 | 3958 | 99.8 | 99.6–99.9 | |||
| Race groups | ||||||||||||
| African | 4768 | 12.6 | 11.1–14.2 | <0.001 | 4759 | 56.8 | 54.8–58.7 | <0.001 | 4714 | 98.3 | 97.6–98.8 | 0.169 |
| Other | 1892 | 5.5 | 4.1–7.3 | 1860 | 83.8 | 80.9–86.3 | 1845 | 99.1 | 98.0–99.6 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Married | 2622 | 4.1 | 3.0–5.7 | <0.001 | 2602 | 82.1 | 79.3–84.6 | <0.001 | 2574 | 99.9 | 99.6–100.0 | <0.001 |
| Never married | 3767 | 16.1 | 14.4–18.0 | 3746 | 48.9 | 46.5–51.3 | 3718 | 97.5 | 96.6–98.3 | |||
| Education level | ||||||||||||
| No education/primary | 796 | 5.3 | 3.6–7.8 | 0.005 | 798 | 63.3 | 58.2–68.1 | <0.001 | 788 | 99.8 | 99.3–99.9 | 0.149 |
| Secondary | 4049 | 11.6 | 10.2–13.3 | 4024 | 61.0 | 58.7–63.3 | 3992 | 98.6 | 97.7–99.2 | |||
| Tertiary | 769 | 10.1 | 7.3–13.9 | 755 | 73.0 | 68.2–77.4 | 750 | 98.7 | 96.7-99.5 | |||
| Employment status | ||||||||||||
| Not employed | 3910 | 11.9 | 10.4–13.5 | 0.434 | 3890 | 56.7 | 54.4–59.0 | <0.001 | 3859 | 98.6 | 98.0–99.0 | 0.235 |
| Employed | 2681 | 10.9 | 9.1–13.1 | 2663 | 66.6 | 63.8–69.4 | 2634 | 98.3 | 96.9–99.0 | |||
| Locality type | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 4417 | 12.3 | 10.8–14.0 | <0.001 | 4371 | 62.6 | 60.3–64.8 | <0.001 | 4326 | 98.3 | 97.5–98.8 | 0.124 |
| Rural informal (tribal areas) | 1575 | 9.4 | 7.6–11.6 | 1581 | 54.5 | 51.0–58.0 | 1567 | 98.8 | 98.0–99.3 | |||
| Rural (farms areas) | 668 | 5.8 | 3.7–9.0 | 667 | 67.6 | 60.5–74.0 | 666 | 99.6 | 99.0–99.9 | |||
| AUDIT score * | ||||||||||||
| Abstainers | 3751 | 7.8 | 6.5–9.2 | <0.001 | 3728 | 59.8 | 57.4–62.1 | 0.251 | 3697 | 98.9 | 98.2–99.3 | 0.001 |
| Low-risk drinkers (1–7) | 1490 | 12.5 | 9.9–15.8 | 1473 | 63.9 | 60.2–67.5 | 1459 | 98.7 | 96.1–99.6 | |||
| High-risk drinkers (8–19) | 707 | 22.0 | 18.2–26.4 | 709 | 60.1 | 54.9–65.0 | 697 | 97.5 | 95.4-–98.6 | |||
| Hazardous drinkers (20+) | 112 | 39.9 | 26.9–54.5 | 113 | 55.0 | 40.1–69.0 | 112 | 90.4 | 80.4–95.6 | |||
Subtotals do not all equal to the total (n) due to non-response and/or missing data, CI—confidence intervals, * alcohol risk score based on a questionnaire for Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT).