Table 1 General characteristics of young people attending youth reproductive health clinic
From: Patterns of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and youth in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Characteristic | Category | Males N (%) | Females N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 98(49.2) | 101(50.8) |
Age group | 15–19 | 27 (27.5) | 18 (17.8) |
|  | 20–24 | 71 (72.5) | 83 (82.2) |
Marital status | Single | 88(89.8) | 64(63.4) |
| Â | Married | 9(9.2) | 32(31.7) |
| Â | Others | 1(1.0) | 1(4.0) |
Sexual partners now | none | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
| Â | 1 | 54 (64.8) | 84 (88.4) |
|  | 2–4 | 25 (31.6) | 10 (10.5) |
Sexual partners last 6 months | one | 36 (40.0) | 70 (73.7) |
|  | 2–4 | 52 (57.8) | 25 (26.3) |
|  | 5–9 | 2 (2.2) | 0 |
Sexual partners lifetime | one | 6 (6.4) | 24 (24.0) |
|  | 2–4 | 33 (35.5) | 60 (60.0) |
|  | 5–9 | 34 (36.6) | 14 (14.0) |
| Â | 10 or more | 20 (21.5) | 2 (2.0) |