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Table 4 Description of last sexual encounter for participants who have had sex a

From: Illegal yet developmentally normative: a descriptive analysis of young, urban adolescents’ dating and sexual behaviour in Cape Town, South Africa

 

Girls (n = 33)

Boys (n = 64)

% (freq)

% (freq)

Last sex partner

Girlfriend / Boyfriend / Partner

79.2 (19)

46.3 (25)

Friend

12.5 (3)

24.1 (13)

Family member

0.0 (0)

3.7 (2)

Friend of family

0.0 (0)

3.7 (2)

Person from area

8.3 (2)

22.3 (12)

Last sex consent

Willing

70.8 (17)

82.0 (41)

Persuaded or tricked

20.8 (5)

12.0 (6)

Forced or raped

8.3 (2)

6.0 (3)

Last time had sex

<4 weeks ago

28.6 (4)

37.8 (17)

1-6 months ago

57.1 (8)

24.4 (11)

More than 6 months ago

14.3 (2)

37.8 (17)

Contraception at last sex

No method

26.1 (6)

44.4 (24)

Condom

73.9 (17)

50.0 (27)

Pill or injection

0.0 (0)

5.6 (3)

  1. aThere was substantial missing data for the variables described in this table; the percentages reflect the frequency of responses among the valid responses for each variable. Because of the importance of and interest in these variables, the data are presented, but caution is recommended in interpretation.