Survey period | Age at first sex* | Multiple sexual partners† | Casual sexual partner(s)† | Condom use with casual partners‡ | New partner in the last 12 months | Commercial sex§ | Concurrent partners¶ | |||||||
Median (IQR) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | |
Men | ||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | 18.6 (16.9 to 20.5) | 1319 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 49.3 (47.3 to51.4) | 2322 | 18.6 (17.0 to20.2) | 2341 | 17.6 (16.0 to19.2) | 2323 |
2001–2003 | 19.1 (17.5 to 21.4) | 771 | 50.5 (47.8 to53.1) | 1443 | 48.5 (45.9 to51.1) | 1443 | 21.2 (18.3 to24.5) | 692 | 33.2 (30.8 to35.7) | 1446 | 9.0 (7.6 to10.6) | 1445 | 10.5 (9.0 to12.2) | 1444 |
2003–2005 | 19.4 (17.7 to 21.6) | 1590 | 42.2 (40.4 to44.0) | 2946 | 46.1 (44.3 to48.0) | 2946 | 26.4 (24.1 to28.9) | 1331 | 34.7 (33.0 to36.4) | 2944 | 8.2 (7.3 to9.3) | 2934 | 9.1 (8.1 to10.2) | 2946 |
2006–2008 | 20.2 (18.2 to 22.4) | 1188 | 41.5 (39.5 to43.6) | 2227 | 40.3 (38.3 to42.4) | 2231 | 28.1 (25.1 to31.3) | 835 | 28.6 (26.7 to30.5) | 2230 | 6.4 (5.4 to7.4) | 2264 | 7.4 (6.4 to8.6) | 2247 |
2009–2011 | 22.0 (19.6 to 24.4) | 1085 | 32.4 (30.5 to34.3) | 2313 | 28.3 (26.4 to30.1) | 2315 | 32.9 (29.2 to36.9) | 598 | 20.2 (18.6 to21.9) | 2313 | 2.4 (1.8 to3.1) | 2315 | 7.4 (6.4 to8.5) | 2315 |
2012–2013 | 21.0 (19.0 to 23.2) | 920 | 41.1 (38.9 to43.2) | 2014 | 38.1 (36.0 to40.2) | 2014 | 35.4 (31.7 to39.1) | 676 | 27.7 (25.8 to29.7) | 2011 | 2.9 (2.2 to3.7) | 2069 | 8.7 (7.5 to10.0) | 2027 |
Women | ||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | 18.8 (17.3 to 20.5) | 1421 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20.8 (19.2 to22.4) | 2614 | 5.0 (4.2 to5.9) | 2644 | 2.8 (2.2 to3.5) | 2610 |
2001–2003 | 19.0 (17.7 to 20.5) | 992 | 12.6 (11.1 to14.2) | 1759 | 11.4 (10.0 to13.0) | 1760 | 10.0 (6.2 to15.0) | 200 | 13.5 (12.0 to15.2) | 1760 | 3.2 (2.5 to4.2) | 1759 | 1.3 (0.8 to2.0) | 1759 |
2003–2005 | 19.0 (17.6 to 20.7) | 2450 | 9.2 (8.4 to10.2) | 4165 | 11.6 (10.7 to12.6) | 4165 | 11.7 (8.8 to15.1) | 428 | 12.2 (11.2 to13.3) | 4165 | 2.6 (2.1 to3.1) | 4165 | 0.7 (0.5 to1.0) | 4165 |
2006–2008 | 19.4 (17.7 to 21.0) | 1719 | 15.4 (14.2 to16.8) | 3044 | 16.2 (14.9 to17.6) | 3047 | 10.9 (8.0 to14.4) | 386 | 18.8 (17.4 to20.2) | 3055 | 4.9 (4.1 to5.7) | 3096 | 0.8 (0.5 to1.2) | 3076 |
2009–2011 | 19.1 (17.7 to 20.8) | 1926 | 7.5 (6.7 to8.4) | 3785 | 8.1 (7.3 to9.0) | 3786 | 9.6 (6.2 to13.9) | 250 | 9.0 (8.1 to10.0) | 3788 | 2.4 (2.0 to3.0) | 3792 | 0.7 (0.4 to1.0) | 3787 |
2012–2013 | 18.8 (17.3 to 20.5) | 1436 | 7.9 (6.9 to8.8) | 3183 | 6.7 (5.8 to7.6) | 3184 | 34.4 (24.9 to45.0) | 93 | 10.1 (9.1 to11.2) | 3186 | 3.2 (2.7 to3.9) | 3240 | 1.0 (0.7 to1.4) | 3190 |
*Life-table survival estimates based on reports from respondents aged under 25 years.
†More than one sexual partner or at least one casual partner in the last 3 years (last 2 years for 2003–2005).
‡Consistent condom use with all casual partners in the last 3 years.
§Based on responses to a question ’I get paid for sex because my friends do and they encourage me'.
¶Respondent considers himself/herself to be in more than one ongoing sexual relationship at the date of interview.
aAmong men aged 17–54 years and women aged 15–44 years who were regular household members and stayed in the household for at least 4 nights in the last month before interview.
Estimates of sexual partners, condom use and commercial sex for men and women who have started sex.